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School: Athboy

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Athboy, Co. Meath
Teachers:
Pilib Ó Néill Tomás Ó Domhnalláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0696, Page 309

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    Question: What is the difference betweem a schoolmaster and a stamp.?
    Answer: A stamp sticks with a lick and a schoolmaster licks with a stick.
    Q.: Why does a beggarman wear a long coat.?
    A.: Because it will be a long time until he will get a new one.
    Q.: If you were standing on a bridge with ten patches on your trousers what time would it be.?
    A.: Time to get a new one.
    Q.: How many wells would make a river.?
    A.: One if it was big enough.
    Q.: Why was Adam a good runner.?
    A.: Because he was first in the human race.
    Q.: Why does a person carry an umbrella.?
    A.: Because it cannot walk.
    Q.: What has its heart in its head.?
    A.: A head of cabbage.
    Q.: What has a cat that no other animal has
    A.: Kittens
    Q.: Why is a lame dog like you doing
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Christy Tuite
    Gender
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