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School: Scoil na mBráthar, Calainn

Location:
Callan, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Br. P. Ó Gairbheith
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    Ques = 1 What is one half of the moon like?
    ANS = The other half.
    Ques = 2 Why does a hen cross the road
    ANS = To get to the other side.
    Ques = 3 How many p's in a barrel of apples?
    ANS = Two p's.
    Ques = 4 How far can a dog go into a wood?
    ANS = Only half-way.
    Ques = 5 Why did Cain kill his brother?
    ANS = Because he was Able.
    Ques = 6 Why does a hen pick a pot?
    ANS = Because she could not lick it.
    Ques = 7 Why is engine driver like a schoolmaster?
    ANS = 8 One minds the train and the other trains the mind.
    Ques = 8 What is the first thing you must
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Fitzgearld
    Gender
    Male