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School: Morette, Portarlington (roll number 899)

Location:
Morett, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Elizabeth Finn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0835, Page 231

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    No 5. What is it that is white and black and read all over. The news paper
    No 6. Why is the black hen cleverer than a white hen. Because a black hen can lay a white egg and a white hen cant lay a black egg.
    No 7. When is a horse not a horse. When he is turned into a stable-yard.
    No 8. As I went up a slippery gap I met my uncle Davey I cut off his head drank his blood and left his body aisy [?] A bottle of wine.
    No 9. What is like a penny. Another.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mr Patrick Fitzpatrick
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Morett, Co. Laois