School: Bennekerry, Carlow

Location:
Bennekerry, Co. Carlow
Teacher:
Liam Ó hAodha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0907, Page 314

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  1. (continued from previous page)
    I found it. I sat down to look for it. I could not get it. I got up and ran away with it.
    Ans. A thorn in my foot.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. What is it I got in the wood. I sat down to look for it and I could not get it I brought it home and I did not know where it was?
    Ans. A thorn in my foot
    What is always behind time.
    Ans. The back of a clock.
    If I fell out of a tree, what would I fall against first?
    Ans. My will
    Why is a fishing rod like a railway station?
    Ans. Because it is no use without a line
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Norris
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