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School: Cartrún

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Cartronavally, Co. Roscommon
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    14- Where was Moses when the light went out
    In the dark.
    15- How is a July sun like a sixpence?
    Because its a tanner.
    16- It soars high it flies low it wears shoes, and has none.
    A football.
    John Smith,
    Townycorry,
    Loch Allen
    Ck-on-Shannon.
    Got from
    James Gilhooly 73 years
    Townycorry,
    Loch Allen.
    29th October 1937
    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 Smith
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tawnycurry, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    James Gilhooly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    73
    Address
    Tawnycurry, Co. Leitrim