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School: Mágh Glas, Fethard

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Moglass, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Labhrás Ó Núnáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0564, Page 124

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    many is that.
    A. five
    Q. A head and a foot and four legs
    A. a bed
    Q. What has a head but no face.
    A. A match.
    Q. What is it that a girl looks for yet wishes not to get it
    A. A hole in her stocking
    Q. What man wears the biggest hat.
    A. The men with the biggest head.
    Q. What is the difference between a school master and a train porter.
    A. One trains the mind and the other minds the train.
    Q. What is it that runs fast but has no legs
    A. A river
    Q. Black and white and red (read) all over
    A. A newspaper
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    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
    Informant
    Maureen Pustill
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    15
    Address
    Moglass, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Teresa Cleary
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    15
    Address
    Woodhouse, Co. Tipperary