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School: St John's Girls, Cill Choinnigh (roll number 11163)

Location:
Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Bean Mhic Giolla Bríde
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0856, Page 228

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    Why is a policeman so strong?
    Because he is able to hold up a bus with one hand.
    If there were two men sitting at a fire and one was English and the other Irish how would you know the Irish man?
    Because he would not stop poking the fire.
    What is the difference between a engine driver and a school master?
    One minds the train and the other trains the mind.
    What goes in dry and comes out wet?
    Tea.
    What is the difference between a hill and a pill?
    Because one is hard to get up and the other is hard to get down.
    Where are all kings crowned?
    On the head.
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