School: Ferrybank, Waterford (roll number 14999)
- Location:
- Port an Chalaidh, Co. Phort Láirge
- Teacher: R. Ó Luinn
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Riddles (continued)
“The more you take out of it, the bigger it becomes?”
(continued from previous page)Heard from: Joseph Fleming, Ferrybank.
Riddles
“If I built a wall from here to Donegal...”
If I built a wall from here to Donegal. What height would it be?
The height of non-sense.
Black and white and red all over? (read)
A newspaper.
What the difference between a train driver and a master?
One minds the train and the other trains the mind.Tellers name: Thomas Brennan.
Address: 25 Lr. Ferrybank.
Tellers name: ?
Heard from: Patrick Fitzpatrick
Address: 2 Dobbyn Sqr Ferrybank. - Collector
- Thomas Brennan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Port an Chalaidh, Co. Phort Láirge
- Informant
- Patrick Fitzpatrick
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Port an Chalaidh, Co. Phort Láirge