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School: Fahan Lower (roll number 14506)

Location:
Fahan Lower, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
R. Ó Cléirigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1112, Page 519

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    What is the difference between a school master and an engine driver?
    Answer: One trains the minds and the other minds the train.
    Long legs, short thighs, wee head, no eyes?
    Answer: A pair of tongs.
    Can a man marry his widow's sister?
    Answer: No because he is dead.
    Where do we find fruit on a penny?
    Answer: The date.
    How many feet has forty sheep a shepherd and his dog?
    Answer: Two.
    If a herring and a half cost threehalfpence how much would a dozen cost.
    Answer: One shilling
    If a hen and a half laid one egg and a half in a day, how many would it lay in a week?
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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
    Doreen Barr
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Buncrana, Co. Donegal