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School: Ráth Bhán (roll number 15996)

Location:
Rathbaun, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Ss Ó Donnchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0149, Page 056

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    Q. Why is the letter t like an island.
    Ans. Because it is in the middle of water.
    Q. Why is the letter B lazy.
    Ans. Because it is always in bed.
    Q. Why is it dangerous to fall
    asleep in a train
    Ans. Because a train always runs
    over sleepers
    Q Under the fire and over the fire
    but never touches the fire.
    Ans. A cake in an oven
    Q Which is it a half penny candle
    or a penny candle burn the
    longest
    Ans Both of them burn
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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
    Collector
    Ita O' Donohoe
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Bofeenaun, Co. Mayo