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School: Gortaveha (roll number 16488)

Location:
Gortaveha, Co. Clare
Teacher:
P. Wiley
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    What is the cheapest penny worth that travels the farthest
    A stamp
    Why does a hen pick the pot.
    Because she can not lick it.
    If you fell off a tree what would you fall against.
    Your will
    Why is it down the rain falls
    Because it can not fall upwards
    What is the difference between policemen and whiskey
    Whiskey knocks you down and policemen takes you up.
    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
    Brigid Kennedy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Gortaveha, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Mrs Mary J. Kennedy
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    35
    Address
    Knocknahannee, Co. Clare