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School: Knockgraffon (roll number 10560)

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Knockgraffon, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Mary B. Cleary
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0559, Page 126

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    Q. Why are school boys detructive?
    A. Because they like breaking up.
    Q. What age do we eat for dinner?
    A. Cabb-age.
    Q. As I was going down the road I met two dead men fighting, two blind men looking on, two cripples running for the guards and two dummies shouting "hurry on"?
    A. A pack of lies.
    Q. What is this - dead in the middle and live at both end?
    A. A man ploughing.
    Q. As I looked out my window I saw the dead carrying the live?
    A. A Train.
    Q. Three pigeons on a tree shoot one and how many remain?
    A. None of them.
    Q. What without legs can run
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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
    Pat Dwyer
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    55
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Knockacolla, Co. Tipperary