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School: St Michael's, Longford (roll number 856)

Location:
Longford, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Cathal Mac Maitiú
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    1. Q . When is a bold schoolboy like a postage stamp?
    A. When he is licked, put in a corner and made stick to his letters.
    2. Q. What has feet and cannot walk?
    A. A pot.
    3. Q. What is the difference between a warder of a gaol and a watch-seller?
    A. One sells watches, the other watches cells.
    4. Q. What turns without moving?
    A. Milk (turns sour)
    5. Q. What has an eye and cannot see?
    A A needle.
    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
    Thomas Carroll
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Longford, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Patrick Carroll
    Relation
    Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    18
    Address
    Longford, Co. Longford