School: An Fearann (roll number 14438)

Location:
Farran, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Muiris Buttimer
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    6 What do liars do when they die?
    Ans ; They lie still.
    7 Why is a horse stronger than a mouse?
    Ans: Because it can run away with a trap.
    8 What has four legs and only one foot?
    Ans: A bed.
    9 What is the difference between the North and south poles?
    Ans: There is a world of difference.
    10 I went into a wood and got it, I sat down to look for it, I couldn't get it and I came away with it?
    Ans: A thorn.
    11 Once in a moment twice in a minute and never in a thousand years.
    Ans: The letter U.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Donal Murphy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Currahaly, Co. Cork
    Collector
    John F. Riordan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Farran, Co. Cork
    Collector
    Margaret Lynch
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Farran, Co. Cork
    Collector
    Mary K. O' Leary
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Farran, Co. Cork
    Collector
    Nora Collins
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Currahaly, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Ivy O' Leary
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Farran, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Nora Keane
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Currahaly, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Timothy De Courcey
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Worker
    Address
    Kinsale, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Timothy Lane
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Farran, Co. Cork
    Informant
    William Riordan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Farran, Co. Cork