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School: Áth na gClaidheamh (roll number 10537)

Location:
Annagleve, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
S. Mac Domhnaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0937, Page 363

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  1. Folklore - A Collection of Riddles

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    Why does a chimney smoke Because it cannot chew tobacco.
    The man that made the thing did not want the thing and the that wanted it did not see it. A Coffin.
    Why does a cow look over the ditch. Because she cannot look under it.
    A room-ful, a kitchen-ful you could not catch a spoonful. Smoke.
    Down in the meadow there is a large light all saddled all bridled all ready to fight. Bee is the All
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    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
    May Fitzgerald
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12