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School: Borris (B.)

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Borris, Co. Carlow
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Ss. Ó Loinneáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0904, Page 352

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    A. The two sons went across the river first. One of the sons came back and the father went across. The other son rowed the boat back and the two sons went across together.
    Q. Fifty sheep went out a gap. Fifty white and fifty black six seven a eleven two an three and how much is that.
    A. Five.
    Q. What part of a cow goes out a gap first.
    A. Her breath.
    Q. What is it when it eats it lives and when it drinks it dies.
    A. A fire.
    Q. What is the difference between an engine driver and a school master.
    A. One trains the mind and the other minds the train.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Anthony Hannon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Borris, Co. Carlow