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School: Killyon (roll number 7120)

Location:
Killyon, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Brighid, Bean Uí Fithcheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0693, Page 073

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    and sounds in the town and earns its master many a crown.
    Answer: A fiddle.
    No. 3
    Why is a naughty school girl like a postage stamp.
    Answer: Both are licked and are put in the corner.
    No. 4
    Why is the sun like a hard working carpenter
    Answer: Because he is putting in beams all the day.
    No. 5
    Why is a greedy boy like a caterpillar.
    Answer: Because they both make the butter fly.
    No. 6
    Why does a collector at the station punch a hole in your ticket?
    (continues on next page)
    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
    Philomena Mc Loughlin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Killyon, Co. Meath
    Informant
    James Mc Loughlin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killyon, Co. Meath