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School: Ceann Mhálainne

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Ardmalin, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Seán S. Ó Coigligh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1124, Page 318

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    5. I went to an apple tree on which there were apples. I took no apples off it and I left no apples on it. How could that be?
    Answer. There were two apples on it. I took one apple off it and one apple remained
    6. What is it that flies high, lights low, cuts the grass but never mows?
    Answer. Heavy frost
    7. Why is a shoemaker's shop like Hell?
    Answer. Because it is all bad soles go to it
    8. What is the difference between a jeweller and a jailer?
    Answer. One sells watches, the other watches cells
    9. A house full of people and not a single one in it.
    Answer. They were all married ones
    10. How many feet on fourty sheep, a shepard and his dog?
    Answer. Two
    11. I see through the wave back against the sun a man with a blue suit and a red thread in his shirt.
    Answer. A lobster
    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
    Patrick Joseph Doherty
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ardmalin, Co. Donegal