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School: Kilmaganny, Thomastown

Location:
Kilmaganny, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
C. Ó Hurdail
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0852, Page 234

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  1. A Funny Story (continued)

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    & five children were sitting down to dinner. She asked him if he would have some dinner & he said he would.
    He sat down to the table & ate all the food potatoes, skins & all & left none for the mother & children.
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  2. A Collection of Riddles

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    (1) Who wears the biggest hat in Parliament?
    The member with the biggest head.
    (2) What 'tune' makes everybody happy?
    For-tune
    (3) What is there a lot of in an empty box?
    Room.
    (4) What side of a cat is the most fur on?
    The outside
    (5) What is always behind time?
    The back of a clock.
    (6) What is the hardest 'key' to turn?
    A Don-Key.
    (7) If a chicken spoke, why would the hearers be horrified?
    Because it would be 'fowl' language.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Dunne
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cottrellstown, Co. Kilkenny