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School: Faythe Convent, Loch gCarman (roll number 11361)

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Sr. M. de Sales
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0881, Page 416

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    strike thirteen?
    Because it has not the face to do so.
    As sound as an apple as flat as a pan half of a woman and the whole of a man?
    A penny.
    What bark is always in a wood?
    The bark of a tree.
    What is the difference between a railway master and a school master?
    One trains the mind and the other minds the train.
    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
    Breda Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Wexford, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    Miss R. Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Wexford, Co. Wexford