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School: Asdee (B.) (roll number 10501)

Location:
Astee, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Eamonn Ó Muircheartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0402, Page 162

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    Those are the common riddles I have heard in this district:
    q. What is the greatest wonder in the map of Europe?
    a. That Hungary did not eat Turkey
    q. What part of the cow goes over the ditch the first?
    a. Her breath
    q. When is a gander called a goose?
    a. When he is boiling in the pot
    q. What goes up the ladder with their heads down?
    a. The nails of your shoes
    q. As I went up the road I carried the road on my back?
    a. I was taking a ladder on my back
    q. How many cipini go to make a crow's nest?
    a. No one. They are taken there
    q. Londonderry, Cork and Kerry, spell me that without a "k"?
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Denihan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    14
    Address
    Kilcolman, Co. Kerry