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School: Carniara (roll number 15343)

Location:
Carnyara, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Pádhraic Ó Gríobhtha
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    Why does a clock look bashful?
    Because its hands are always before its face.
    As round as an apple,
    As peed as a cup,
    All the men in Derry,
    Could not lift it up.
    A Well.

    As round as an apple,
    As flat as a pan,
    One side a woman, the other a man,
    A Penny.
    If you rode five miles on a donkey
    where would you get down?
    On a goose's back.
    Where was Moses when his candle went out?
    In the dark
    Why does a man sneeze thrice?
    Because he cannot help it.
    What is the first thing you do when you go into bed?
    Spoil it.
    What is the first part of you that
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Attracta Keane
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tobertelly, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Mr Patrick Cooke
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tobertelly, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Mr Patrick Keane
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tobertelly, Co. Sligo