School: Cnoc an Teampoill (C.), Ráth Luirc

Location:
Freemount, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Bean an Bhreathnaigh
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  3. XML “A Funny Story”
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  1. (continued from previous page)
    When he woke, he found a label in his pocket saying "if you live until May, you will have summer again".
    Madgie Walsh, Freemount
    Got from Daniel O'Leary, Travelling Labourer, 60 years old.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. Riddles
    What turns without moving?
    Milk
    What is the difference between a cat and a book?
    A cat has its tail on the outside, and a book has its tale in the inside.
    What's the greatest surprise in the world?
    That Hungary didn't eat Turkey
    What is always behind time?
    The back of a clock.
    Why is a cow always looking over a fence?
    Because she can't look under it.
    Why does a person go to bed?
    Because the bed will not come to him.
    On which side of the cup is the handle?
    On the outside.
    What is put on the table cut?
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nora Lane
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Knawhill, Co. Cork