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School: Paulstown Convent (roll number 1915)

Location:
Paulstown, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Mother Benignus
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0861, Page 365

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    Q. Why does a king wear his crown?
    A. To cover his head.
    Q, Twenty-four cows standing on a stall, up comes the red one and overlicked them all?
    A. Your tongue.
    Q. London, Derry, Cork, and Kerry spell me that without a K.?
    A. That.
    Q. Why does a cow look over the ditch?
    A Because she can't look under it.
    Q. Why does a hen pick?
    A Because she can't lick.
    Q, What part of a cow goes over the ditch first?
    A. Her breath
    Q. Supposen, supposen, there men were frozen, one died How many were left?
    A. None, because its only supposing.
    Q. Why does the teacher hang a picture on the wall?
    A. Because she can't hang it on the floor.
    Q.
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