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School: Droichead na Ceathramhna

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Bridgecartron or Derrycashel, Co. Roscommon
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S. Pléimeann
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    1. What is the difference between a tinker and a shoemaker?
    A. One makes to keep the water in, and the other to keep the water out.
    2. Everything has it, and so has the needle.
    A. A name.
    3. How many sticks would reach to the moon?
    A. One if it were long enough.
    4. One man, headless, came came to the door, footless.
    "Keep in your hens and ducks ma'am, and I don't care about the dog and cat.
    A. A worm.
    5. How is a shoemaker's shop like hell?
    (continues on next page)
    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
    Martin Mullany
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Derrynadooey, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Jim Kavanagh
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    86
    Address
    Derreenine, Co. Roscommon