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School: Cill Tormóir (Cailíní)

Location:
Kiltormer, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Rós, Bean Uí Cheallacháin
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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    What pets are most beaten?
    Carpets.
    What trees have no leaves?
    Boot trees.
    What cape would a condemned criminal prefer?
    Escape.
    Why need a traveller never starve in the desert?
    Because of sand wiches.
    What is the difference between a guard and a school master?
    One trains the mind, one minds the train.
    What goes round the house and round the house and never touches the house?
    Music.
    What is it that has more windows in it than the king's palace?
    A thimble.
    What goes from house to house and never into the house?
    A path.
    What goes round the house and round the house and sleeps behind the door?
    A brush.
    Black and white and read all over?
    A newspaper.
    What is it that is always going and never moves?
    A clock.
    What bridge does a man never cross?
    The bridge of his nose.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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