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School: Cnoc na Groighe (B.), Ráth Mhór

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Knocknagree, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Diarmuid Ó Muimhneacháin
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    When was beef highest up?
    Answer:- When the cow jumped over the moon
    What is it that always walks with its head down?
    Answer:- a nail in a boot.
    What goes away between two woods and returns between two waters?
    Answer:- A man fetching water in pails.
    What is full and holds more?
    Answer:- A pot full of potatoes when you put water in it.
    If a fellow met a fellow in a field of beans could a fellow tell a fellow what a fellow means. How many "f"s in that?
    Answer:- There is no "f" in that.
    Use him well and he is every-body,
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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
    Tadhg Ó Súílleabháin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Nohavaldaly, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Tadhg Ó Súilleabháin
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Nohavaldaly, Co. Cork