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School: Swanzy Memorial N. S. (roll number 10428)

Location:
Moville, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Eilis F. Ní Stiobháird
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1120, Page 142

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    a current is found in a bun."
    What is the difference between your boot and a camera?
    "Your boot takes five toes and the camera takes Photos"
    A little black man and his house on his back.
    "A snail."
    How many sticks go to build a crow's nest?
    "None; they are all carried."
    Why is your eye like a man being flogged?
    "Because it is under the lash."
    Why is an unbound book like a lady in bed?
    "Because it is in sheets."
    Why is the letter S like a furnace in a battery?
    "Because it makes hot shot."
    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
    Josiah Morrison
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Greencastle, Co. Donegal