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School: Mullach, Sráid na Cathrach (roll number 3928)

Location:
Mullagh, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Proinnsias Ó Sandair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0624, Page 019

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    What is full but holds more?
    Answer= A pot of potatoes when you put water in it.
    One time a man was in prison. For every month he spent there he put a nought on the wall. By this time he had ten nought. (One) The Keeper came in and when he saw all the noughts he asked him what they were for. The man told him. If you can make a sentence out of them ten noughts said the keeper. I'll set you free. How did he do it?
    Answer= oooooooo
    o, good,god,do.
    Tink,Tank under a bank, ten drawing four?
    Answer= A girl milking a cow
    What is always behind time?
    Answer= The back of a clock
    Why doesn't the clock strike thirteen?
    Answer= Because it has not the face to do so
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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
    Collector
    Máirtín Mac Flannchadha
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrowlagan, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Bean Uí Dhomhnalláin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrowlagan, Co. Clare