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School: St Patricks Convent, Kilkenny (roll number 10478)

Location:
Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Sr. M. Dominic
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0855, Page 129

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    Name it and you break it?
    Answer. Silence.
    What is the difference between a stationmaster and a schoolmaster?
    Answer. A stationmaster minds the train and a school trains the mind.
    If a poker and thongs cost two pounds what would coal come to
    Answer. Ashes.
    If it takes 1 1/2 yds to make a trousers what would make a coat.
    Answer. A tailor
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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)
    Collector
    Maureen Hackett
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilcreen, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Mr Williams
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilcreen, Co. Kilkenny