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School: Carraigín Rua

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Carrigeenroe, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Séamus Sceamhantún
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0235, Page 10a

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    1. What has many eyes but never cries.
    A potato.
    2. Why is the letter G like twelve o'clock
    It is the end of morning and the middle of night.
    3. What is the best side of a house to put a porch?
    The outside.
    4. How do you tell the time at sea?
    By watches.
    5. Why are organ makers like trams?
    They both have many stops.
    6. What can you divide but not see where it has been divided?
    Water.
    7. What is the difference between an oak tree and a tight boot?
    One makes acorns and the other makes corns ache.
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    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
    Mary Anne Mattimoe
    Gender
    Female