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School: Scoil na mBráthar, Calainn

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Callan, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Br. P. Ó Gairbheith
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0853, Page 146

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    Ques. Ink ank under the bank ten drawn four
    Ans. A woman milking a cow.
    Ques. Why does a hen pick the pot.
    Ans. Because she could not lick it
    Quest. The man that made it dint want it,
    The man that bought it never wore it,
    The man that wore it never seen it.
    Ans. A coffin.
    Ques. Tis white and its black and its red all over.
    Ans. A newspaper.
    Ques. Why does a a hen go over to the other side of the road.
    Ans Because the other side would not come over to him.
    Ques. It travells the whole world and never leaves one corner.
    Ans. Stamp on a letter.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Seán Holden
    Gender
    Male