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School: Tuar an Fhíona, Cluain Meala

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Tooraneena, Co. Waterford
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Gearóid Ó Coindealbháin
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    Why does a donkey prefer thistles to corn?
    Because he is an ass.
    Cork and Kerry, Londonderry, spell me that without a K.
    That
    Why does a cow look over the fence?
    She can't look under it.
    Oh I went out a slippery gap
    I met my Uncle Davy
    I cut off his head and drank his blood
    I left his body aisy.
    A bottle of wine.
    What house is never dark?
    A lighthouse.
    What sign is it to hear the cuckoo?
    A sign that you are not deaf.
    'Tis under the fire
    'Tis over the fire
    It never touches the fire.
    A cake in an oven.
    Why is 'F' like a cow's tail?
    It is the last letter in 'beef'.
    What is the difference between a dressmaker and a farmer?
    One sews what he gathers and the other gathers what he sows.
    I have a little man below in
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    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
    Pádraig Teidhirs
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballynamult, Co. Waterford
    Informant
    Buachaillí na Scoile
    Relation
    Not a relative