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School: Scoil na mBráthar, Calainn

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Callan, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Br. P. Ó Gairbheith
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    Ques = 27 If it costs 7/6 to make a trousers, 5/= to make a waistcoat, what should it take to make a suit?
    ANS = The Coat.
    Ques = 28 If a poker and tongs comes to 1/6, what shall a ton of coal come to?
    ANS = Ashes
    Ques = 29 Why is it that a miller wears a hat?
    ANS = In order to cover his head.
    Ques = 30 Which of the Apostles wore the biggest hat?
    ANS = The one with the biggest head.
    Ques = 31 What are the colours of the weather?
    ANS = The storms rose, and the winds blew.
    Ques = 32 Can February March?
    ANS = No! April May.
    Ques = 33 Two little men standing on a hill,
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Fitzgearld
    Gender
    Male