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School: Naomh Seosamh, Baile an Ruadháin (roll number 15829)

Location:
Ballinrooaun, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Mrs Nora Lally
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0077, Page 357

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    A: Half-way. If it went any farther it would be coming out.
    Q: Why is a stork like a fish-monger?
    A: Because it sends in its bill for fish.
    Q: When can you lift a sieve full of water?
    A: When it is ice.
    Q: What comes with a motor, goes with a motor, is no use to a motor, yet a motor cannot go without it?
    A: Noise.
    Q: What kind of a wig is not made by a barber?
    A: An earwig.
    Q: What is the best way to make a heavy cake light?
    A: Soak the cake in paraffin and set fire to it.
    Q: What does the evening wear?
    A: The close of day.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Quirke
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Windfield Lower, Co. Galway
    Informant
    James Quirke
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Windfield Lower, Co. Galway