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School: Saints Peter & Paul, Balbriggan

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Balbriggan, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
Bean Uí Chorcoráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0783, Page 391

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    What is it that most blind men can see? A good Joke.
    Which is the right side of a cake? The side that's eaten because the other is left.
    What side of the cup is the handle. The out-side.
    Why is a cobbler's shop so much like hell? Because there are many bad soles in it.
    What man marries many a wife and still lives single all his life? A clergy man.
    All patches - no stiches, riddle me that and I'll give my breeches. A head of Cabbage.
    As i looked out my Grandfather's window I saw the dead carrying the live. The boat carrying the men.
    What goes up in the morning and down at
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    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
    Patricia Curtis
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Dublin Street, Co. Dublin
    Informant
    Mr Curtis
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dublin Street, Co. Dublin