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School: Claonar agus Carraig, Cill an Mhuilinn

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Killavullen, Co. Cork
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0372, Page 237

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    Q Which song would you sing to make a deaf person hear.
    A "Come back to Erin ("earin").
    Q What sort of a face would an auctioneer have.
    A A for-bidding one.
    Q Why should a hen never be untidy.?
    A Because she never carries a comb with her.
    Q Why should cricket and football be played in a farm-yard?
    A Because in cricket you get a duck and in football a foul (fowl).
    Q What comes once in a month twice in a moment and not once in a thousand year?
    A The letter M.
    Q What does a white stone thrown into the sea become
    A Wet
    Q Why did the fence fence.?
    A Because it saw the window box.
    Q What wig is never worn.?
    A An ear-wig.
    Q What word becomes shorter when you two letters.?
    A Short
    Q What tables do we cut and eat?
    A Vegetables.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maura Cronin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrig Demesne, Co. Cork