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School: Carlingford (B.)

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Carlingford, Co. Louth
Teacher:
C. Ó Blunaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0657, Page 026

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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Thomas Thornton
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dundalk Street, Co. Louth

  2. Riddles

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    (Contributed by Dominic McGrath - Falcon House).
    1. What side is the handle of a mug on?
    Answer - The outside.
    2. Why does a cow look over a ditch?
    Ans. - Because she can't look under it.
    3. Why does a hen pick a pot?
    ans. - Because she can't lick it.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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