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School: Beale (1) (roll number 7660)

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Beal, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Martin Beasley
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    Riddles
    Q Which is the cleanest letter in the Alphabet.
    A H because it is always in the middle washing
    Q What is it that goes between two w?? and comes back between two waters
    A A man with two wooden buckets of water
    Q Why is a horse cleverer than a mom??
    A Because he can run away when under his trap
    Q What is it when you knock out an eye has only a nose left
    A Noise
    Q What is it that is all holes and still holds water
    A A sponge
    Q What is it that has only one eye
    A A needle
    Kitty Mulvihill
    Lensechane
    Bally Bunion
    4th July 1938
    Information from people at home.
    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
    Kitty Mulvihill
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Leansaghane, Co. Kerry