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School: Sráid an Mhuilinn (B.) (roll number 14350)

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Millstreet, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Seán Ó Céilleachair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0323, Page 317

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    Riddles are very popular everywhere.
    Q. What is the difference between an engine driver and a school master.
    A. One minds the train and the other trains the mind.
    Q. What runs and never walks.
    A. A water tap.
    Q. When is a door not a door.
    A. When it is ajar.
    Q. When can a house fly.
    A. When it has wings.
    Q. Why is a door like a home.
    A. Because it bolts
    Q. Hoddy - doddy, With a round black body, And a big flat hat! What is that?
    A. A pot.
    Q. A flock of white sheep, On a red hill; Here they go, There they go, Now they stand still.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Cornelius Stokes
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Millstreet, Co. Cork