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School: Aodh Rua, Dún na nGall (roll number 13382)

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Donegal, Co. Donegal
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Séamus Mag Shamhráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1034, Page 258

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    Q. In which month do ladies talk the least?
    A. February, because it has the fewest days.
    Q. To what eye is everything invisible?
    A. The eye of a potatoe[sic].
    Q. What smells most in a druggist's shop.
    A. The nose.
    Q. If I shoot at three birds on a tree and kill one, how many will remain?
    A. None; the other will fly away.
    Q. What relation is your Uncle's brother to you if he is not your Uncle?
    A. Your father.
    Q. What animal has the most brains?
    A. The hog, because it has a hog's head full of them.
    Q. Why is a lucky gambler (like) a very agreeable fellow?
    A. Because he has such winning ways.
    Q. What is that which Adam never saw,
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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
    Shaun Mac Intyre
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Donegal, Co. Donegal