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School: Béal Átha Feorainne (B.) (roll number 1866)

Location:
Ballyforan, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
M.S. Ó Ceallaigh
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    Why is a cobblers shop like hell.
    It is full of bad soles.
    Long, thin, legless, come to the door footless, say to woman within "Keep in your hens as for the dog I don't care a pin. A worm.
    What is the difference between a teacher and an engine driver. One minds the train; the other trains the mind.
    Black and white and red all over over. A paper.
    As I went up to Westminster hill I met a Westminster boy. He took off his cap
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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
    John F. Barnes
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Corracoolia, Co. Galway