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School: Tullow (Monastery)

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Tullow, Co. Carlow
Teacher:
Br. Míchéal Ó Maoileoin
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    Q. If two blackmen and a white man were going along in a car and the two blackmen ate the white man what was the number of the car?
    A. Two ate one. = 281.
    Q. What is it that goes the path comes the path and carrys the path on his back.?
    A. A man carrying a ladder.
    Q. How would you make a trousers last.?
    A. Make the coat and waist coat first
    Q. What was the first woman to play tennis?
    A. Martha because Our Lord said she was tired of serving.
    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
    Richard Lalor
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Baltinglass, Co. Wicklow