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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Ráth Luirc

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    goes down.
    Q. What is the most dangerous time of the year?
    A. Spring - because the cowslips about the bullrush is out and all the buds are shooting.
    Q. Why is a vain young lady like a drunkard?
    A. Because they are both fond of glass.
    Q. Jenny in the ditch, Jenny out of the ditch if you near Jenny she will bite you?
    A. A nettle.
    Q. What goes round the
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bernadette Ní Cuirtín
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Charleville, Co. Cork