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School: Ballyfin, Mountrath (roll number 15537)

Location:
Ballyfin, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Seosamh Mac Giolla Fhionáin
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    “Q. Why are the girls so fond of the moon?”

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    Q. Why are the girls so fond of the moon? A. Because there is a man in it.
    Q. A man was working for eight and eight pence a week, and he only worked four days and a half how much would he get? A. Six and six-pence.
    Q. Which side of an ass would you get hair on.? A. The outside.
    Q. Why is Ireland so much like a bottle? A. Because there is a Cork in it.
    Q. Why is the clock the shyest thing in the world.? A. Because it covers its face with its hands.
    Q. Why is the clock so hungry looking to-night.? A. Because it is going to eight.
    Q. The tail of a fish weighed nine pounds the head weighed as much as the tail and half the body, the body weighed as much as the head and tail together. What was the weight of the fish?
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Quinn
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Iry, Co. Laois