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School: Slievardagh (B.), Dúrlas Éile (roll number 11470)

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Commons, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Pádraig de Barra
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0562, Page 333

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    Q. What is it that goes in dry and comes out wet?
    A, "Tea" into a Tea-pot
    Q. Why is a black-hen better than a white hen?
    A: Because a black-hen can lay a white egg but a white hen cannot lay a black egg.
    Q: When are 3 black hens equal to 3 white hens?
    A: When they are plucked
    Q. I went to the wood and I caught it
    I came with great pain and I got it?
    A: A thorn in my foot.
    Q. Why ought a convict be pround of himself?
    A: Because everyone ought to be proud of his convictions
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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
    Patrick Barry
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Teacher