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School: Kilbarron (B. & C.) (roll number 11735)

Location:
Kilbarron, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
S. Ó Coileáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0532C, Page 05_004

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  1. Funny Riddles (continued)

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    Why does a station clerk put a hole in your return ticket.
    Ans. To let you pass through.
    What goes round the wood and around the wood and never touches the wood. Ans. The bark of a tree.
    If one half of the Sun is red what colour is the other half. Ans. The same colour.
    Spell a broken down wall in three letters. Ans. gap.
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    Because Because Because
    News News News
    clerk clerk clerk.
    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
    Pádraig Ó Meachair
    Gender
    Male