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School: Kilmacow (B.) (roll number 14187)

Location:
Kilmacow, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
P. Ó Loingsigh
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    Q. What is the difference between a cat and a comma?
    A. A cat has its claws at the end of its paws, a comma its pause at the end of a clause.
    Q. What is it that you can often part with but seldom give away?
    A. A comb.
    Q. What is the best thing to make in a hurry?
    A. Haste.
    Q. Which travels the faster - heat or cold?
    A. Heat, because you can catch cold.
    Q. What insect lives on nothing?
    A. A moth because it lives on holes.
    Q. In a perfumer's shop what smells most?
    A. The nose.
    Q. Why is it that footballers and cricketers seldom keep fowl?
    A. Because the former hates fowl (fouls) and the latter hates ducks.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nicholas Conway
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    12
    Informant
    Patrick Conway
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    56
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Narrabaun South, Co. Kilkenny