School: Johnstown (roll number 877)

Location:
Johnstown, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Miss H.C. Hickie
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  1. How is a nail in the wall like an old man?
    Because it is infirm
    What weight is the moon? Four Quarters
    What turns without moving. Milk
    What is the difference between a station master & a schoolmaster
    One trains the mind, the other minds the train
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. What goes with the coach
    Is no use to the coach
    Still the coach cannot go without it. Ans. Noise
    Black I am and much admired
    Many a horse and man I've tired
    They broke my bones and broke my face
    And carried me out of my native place. Coal.
    What is the diff, between a blind man & a sailor in prison
    One cannot see to go. the other cannot go to sea
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    B. Briody
    Age
    13