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School: Ballycullane

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Ballycullane, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Seán Ó Dubhghaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0870, Page 273

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    1: Why is a postage-stamp so much like a donkey?
    Ans: Because one of them you'd stick with a lick and the other you'd lick with a stick.
    2: Which key unlocks most men's minds?
    Ans: Whiskey.
    3: What goes up a ladder with its head down?
    Ans: A nail in a man's foot.
    4: Long and narrow, thin and tall, many a man caused to fall.
    Ans: A Gun.
    5: A hard working Father, a lazy old Mother, twelve little children, all the same colour.
    Ans: The face of a clock.
    6: When is a window like a star?
    Ans: When it is a sky-light.
    7: Why is a jaylor so much like a jeweler?
    Ans: Because one of them sells watches and the other watches cells.
    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
    M. Q. Bolianna
    Address
    Ballycullane, Co. Wexford