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School: Errill, Ballybrophy (roll number 928)

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Errill, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Ss. Ó Braonáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0828, Page 354

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    Q How many thorns in an acre of fury.
    A; One and all the rest.
    Q Ink Ank under the bank ten drawing four
    A: A woman milking a cow.
    Q: The man that made it never wore it, the man that wore it never saw it.
    A: A coffin.
    Q Whats the difference between a school master and a station master.
    A: One trains minds and the other minds trains.
    Q: Compare a towel with a red herring.
    A: Both make you dry.
    Q: A fiddler in Dublin hid a brother, a fiddler in Cork if the fiddler in Cork had no brother a fiddler in Dublin what relation was between them.
    A: The fiddler in Dublin was his sister.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Domhnall Ó Banáin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    47
    Occupation
    Feirmeoir
    Address
    Errill, Co. Laois