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School: Cluainín (roll number 13231)

Location:
Cloneen, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Éamonn Ó Néill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0556, Page 092

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    London, Derry, Cork and Kerry spell me that that without a H?
    That.
    What goes into a house and comes out read?
    A newspaper
    A little wood, a little wire, a little house without a fire?
    A cage
    Whey is the crow the bravest bird in the world?
    Because she never shows the white feather
    What do you leave after you where ever you go?
    Your footprints
    A herring and a half for three pence
    how many will you get for one shilling?
    Twelve
    What side of a cup is the handle on?
    On the outside.
    If you get up at the right side of an ass where will you get down?
    On a goose
    What is the difference between an old penny and a new shilling?
    Eleven pence
    I went up a Boreen and down a Boreen
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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
    Maureen St John
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Gurtnapisha, Co. Tipperary