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School: An Currach Mór (roll number 7707)

Location:
Curragh More, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Hubáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0079, Page 327

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    you wouldn't guess that?
    A - A pipe.
    Q:- What falls down when the rain comes?
    A - The soot.
    Q:- Why is Ireland like a bottle
    A:- Because Cork is at one end of it.
    Q:- Why does a person carry an umbrella?
    A:- Because it cannot walk.
    Q:- What man wears the biggest hat?
    A:- The man with the biggest head.
    Q:- Why does the King of England wear blue braces?
    A:- To keep up his trousers.
    Q:- Why does a cow look over a ditch?
    (continues on next page)
    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
    Patrick Tracey
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Derrooghs, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mrs M. Tracey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derrooghs, Co. Galway