School: Kilmuckridge

Location:
Kilmuckridge, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
L. Mac Donnell
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0887, Page 076

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  1. (continued from previous page)
    Black + white + Red (Read) all over.
    What is it.
    A Newspaper.

    Why is a Shoemaker's Shop so much like Hell
    There are so many Bad (Soles) in it.

    Why is a Priest like a Cobbler.
    They both save soles (Souls)

    How to divide 18 pence evenly between 2 fathers and 2 sons.
    The 'Catch' is that one of the Sons was also a father, or the father had a son, and then that Son had a son - so thats only 3 people and gives 6d each
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Anna Jordan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13