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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Cinn Mhara

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Kinvarra, Co. Galway
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Siúracha na Trócaire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0049, Page 0104

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    Why does a baker wear a white hat,
    Ans= To cover his head.
    Why does a begger-man carry a stick.
    Ans= Because it would not walk for him.
    Everything has it and so has a needle.
    Ans= A name.
    Why does a goat look over a wall.
    Ans= Because she could not look under it.
    Why does a hen pick a pot.
    Ans= Because she could not lick it.
    What is in a motor car, it cannot go without it and it is no good to it and, it is no good to it.
    Ans= The noise.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Leary
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kinvarra, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Patrick Leary
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Occupation
    Oibrí
    Address
    Kinvarra, Co. Galway