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School: Baile na Martra (B.) (roll number 13647)

Location:
Castlemartyr, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Seán de Barra
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    A. Because it is such a long distance between his body and his head.
    Q. What has a head and cannot think?
    A. A pin.
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    Q. Why are sailors bad horsemen?
    A. Because they generally ride on the main.
    Q. Why should doctors dislike to go to sea?
    A. Because they are liable to see sickness.
    Q. Two black men went out in a car with one white man, what was the number of the car?
    A. 281
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Master J. Dwyer
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killeagh, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mrs Dwyer
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    50
    Occupation
    Wife of labourer
    Address
    Killeagh, Co. Cork

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    Q. When is a soldier not a whole soldier?
    A. When he is in his quarters.
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