School: Caisleán Grás, Cloichín an Mhargaidh (roll number 11288)

Location:
Castlegrace, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Éamonn Ó hAilgheanáin
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  1. Q What is the difference between a hungry boy and a greedy boy.
    A One longs to eat and the other eats too long.
    Q What is it that occurs twice in a moment, once in a minute and never in a thousand years?
    A The letter m.
    Q At what time are children most like corn
    A When they are thrashed or when they have their ears pulled.
    Q Four sevenths of a chicken, two thirds of a cat and half a goat.
    A Chicago
    Q What can be found where it is not
    A A fault.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eily Lonergan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Tubbrid, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Thomas Lonergan
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    40
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Tubbrid, Co. Tipperary