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School: Scoil na mBráthar, Ráth Luirc

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Charleville, Co. Cork
Teacher:
An Br. Ó Móráin
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    "Why is a lobster like bread in the sea"?
    Ans Because it is bred in the sea.
    What smells most in a Chemist shop?
    Ans. Your nose.
    What tree is like a cigarette?
    Ans The ash.
    What does a sailor lose every time he goes to sea?
    Ans. Sight of land.
    What has a head but no face?
    Ans. A match.
    What is it a black hen can do and a white hen can't?
    Ans A black hen can lay a white egg and a white hen can't lay a black egg.
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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
    William O' Callaghan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Harrison's Place, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Maureen O' Callaghan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Harrison's Place, Co. Cork