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School: Foynes (C.) (roll number 2814)

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Foynes, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Eithne Ní Mhaidín
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    Q. How many cows tails would reach to the moon?
    A. One if it were long enough.
    Q. Why does a donkey eat thistles?
    A Because he is an ass.
    Q. What is it that a carraige cannot go without and still it is no use to it?
    A. noise.
    Q. What is the difference between a schoolmaster and a stamp?
    A. One licks with the stick and the other sticks with a lick.
    Q. What is the difference between a schoolmaster and the train driver?
    A One minds the train and the other trains the mind.
    Q. What is it that is as round as an apple as deep as a pail and it never cries out till its caught by the tail?
    A. A Bell.
    Q. Who dares to sit before the king with his hat on?
    A. The Coachman
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máire Ní Corra
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Patsy Neville
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    88
    Address
    Mounttrenchard, Co. Limerick