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School: Kilcullen (Convent) (roll number 11806)

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Kilcullen, Co. Kildare
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  1. A Collection of Riddles

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    Why do people say that the Yellow Bog near Old Kilcullen was the last place God made?
    Answer : Because he left the nails and tools there. (O'Neills and O'Tooles)
    Why do the crows fly low over Kilcullen?
    Because when Fionn MacCumhaill was throwing the stone from the Hill of Allen to Knock Aulinn, he hit a crow and killed it. The crows are in mourning ever since.
    Why is the corned meat in Kilcullen so very salty ?
    Because brine (O'Brien) is plentiful.
    What is the best fishing centre in Kildare ?
    Kilcullen- because there are plenty Salmon there.
    Above have been collected by
    Helen Power, Giltown, who heard them from one Mrs T Flanagan.
    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
    Helen Power
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Gilltown, Co. Kildare
    Informant
    Mrs T. Flanagan
    Gender
    Female