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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 If Ireland was drowning what country would float on the water.
    Ans = Cork
    Q What is the difference between a schoolmaster and an enginedriver.
    Ans = One trains the mind, and the other minds the train
    Q - What is the most peculiar animal in the world.
    Ans = The pig, because it has to be killed to be cured.
    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 Shéoighe
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr C. O. Malley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Foynes, Co. Limerick