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School: Gort an Locha (roll number 1414)

Location:
Gortalough, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
S. Ó Docraigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0182, Page 528

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    What is the difference between an English three-penny-bit and an Irish sixpenny bit?
    Threepence.
    Which would you prefer to be nearly drowned or nearly saved?
    Nearly drowned.
    Which man in the army wears the biggest cap?
    The man with the biggest head.
    When is a spider like a cork?
    When it stops a blue-bottle.
    What has a broad foot but no sign of a leg?
    A hill.
    What side of an apple is the left side?
    The side which is not eaten.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Candon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Corradoo East, Co. Sligo