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School: Áth Treasna (C.)

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Newmarket, Co. Cork
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Máire, Bean Uí Cheallacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0352, Page 213

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    It is in, it is out, It is like a trout
    It is slippery wet and easy. your tongue.
    What gets bigger the more you take out of it? A hole.
    A red [?]olly cow standing by the wall she eats all she gets, but she drinks no water attall? A fire.
    How many sides would make a circle?
    Two: the inside and the outside.
    Why do children object to the absence of Santa Claus? Because the prefer his present
    How would you know the left side of a plump pudding? It is the side which is not eaten.
    Why is your nose in the middle of your face? It is in the senter.
    What does an artist like to draw best?
    His Salary.
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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
    Mary Morrissey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rossacon, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mr Ned Morrissey
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    32
    Address
    Rossacon, Co. Cork