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School: Béal Átha na Sluagh (Buachaillí)

Location:
Ballinasloe, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Liam P. Mac an Bháird
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0029, Page 0054

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    minds the train.
    What has four legs and cannot walk?
    A chair.
    Told by
    John Joe Jenkins
    The Square
    Ballinasloe
    18/11/37
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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  2. Riddles

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    Riddles
    Why is a barber the smallest man in the world?
    Because he has to get up a lather to shave a man.
    What goes up when rains comes down?
    A river.
    What is it that is taken from you before you get it?
    A photograph.
    What crosses the river and never gets wet?
    A bridge.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Cecil Burke
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Society Street, Co. Galway