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School: Cluain le Fán (roll number 12817)

Location:
Cloonliffen, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Seán Ó Callaráin
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  1. Riddles

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    Answer. The windows because they are alway in pane.
    What is that which every human being has seen but will never see it again.
    Yesterday.
    Why is the baker a foolish fellow.
    Because he sells what he kneads.
    What seven letters of the alphabit did the old lady say when she looked into her purse.
    O.I.C.U.R.M.T.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs Murphy
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    40
    Address
    Rahard, Co. Mayo

  2. Riddles (continued)

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    Why is a herring like a graveyard.
    Answer Because it is full of bones.
    Why is a black hen better than a white one.
    Answer Because the black hen can lay a white egg and the white hen cannot lay a black egg.
    Father and Mother, sister and brother racing all day and cannot catch one another.
    Answer The wheels of a motor car.
    Why does the hen cross the road.
    Answer To get to the other side.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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