School: Cillíní Díoma (roll number 15071)

Location:
Killeenadeema, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Uinsionn Ó Conáin
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  1. Why does a cow look over the wall?
    Because she could not look under it.
    What goes round the house and round the house and never touches the house?
    Smoke.
    Why does the hen pick the pot?
    Because she could not lick it.
    Where was Moses when the light went out?
    In the dark.
    Why does the hen cross the road?
    To get to the other side.
    Ten tank under a bank ten drawing four? A person milking a cow.
    Why is a dead ass like a narrow bóichrín?
    Because neither of them has breath.
    Why does a miller wear a white cap.
    To cover his head.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Uinsionn Ó Conáin
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Múinteoir