School: Inistioge (C.) (roll number 5319)

Location:
Inistioge, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Máire de Róiste
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  1. Could a man marry his widows sister.
    No, because he should die before his wife could be a widow.
    If there were six girls in a family and each had a brother how many were in the family.
    Seven.
    If there were four corners in a rooms and four cats in it. There was cat in each corner and a cat on every cat's tail. How may cat's were there.
    Four, a cat always sits on its tail.
    Which will it take more food to feed white sheep or black sheep.
    It would take more food to feed white sheep because they are more plentiful.
    If there were three children in a family and half were girls, what were the other half.
    Girls, they were all girls.
    What goes up hill and down hill and yet never moves.
    A road.
    Why is T like Ireland.?
    Because it is in the middle of water.
    Why do a hen cross a road.
    To get to the other side.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridie Kirwan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Inistioge, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Mr Millar
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    78
    Occupation
    Labourer
    Address
    Inistioge, Co. Kilkenny