School: Cluain Catha (roll number 16291)

Location:
Clooncah, Co. Roscommon
Teachers:
Dll. Ó Módhráin Ss. Mac Eoghain
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  1. Why does a duck cross the road? To get to the other side.
    What relation is a child who is not its fathers son to its father? His daughter.
    What goes in dry and comes out wet? Tea
    When do two black hens become two white hens? When they are plucked.
    As I was passing Brooklyn Bridge I saw a boat full and there was not a single person in it? They were all married.
    What never was or never will be just look at your hand and you will plainly see? That all your fingers are not the same length.
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        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Hubert Egan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballybeg, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Brigid Egan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballybeg, Co. Roscommon