School: Árd-achadh (C.) (roll number 14076)

Location:
Ardagh, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Máire Ní Mhadagáin
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  1. June 21st, 1938.
    Kitty Lynch,
    Glenastar,
    Ardagh.
    Co. Limerick.
    Riddles.
    What does the fattest fish woman in Dublin weigh?
    "Fish".
    What is the best way to make a trousers last?
    "Make the coat and waist coat first".
    What is the biggest room in the world?
    "The room for improvement".
    What is the best thing to take when you are run down?
    "The number of the car".
    What is the smallest county in Ireland?
    "Cork, for it fits into a bottle".
    What is getting wet when you'r drying?
    "A towel".
    What is the best way to get down from an ass"
    "You could not get down from an ass. You could only get down from a goose".
    All round the house and stops at the door?
    "A brush".
    If our Bob gave yer Bob a bob, and if yer Bob do not give our Bob the bob, our Bob gave ye'r Bob, our Bob.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kitty Lynch
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Glenastar, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Tim Lynch
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Glenastar, Co. Limerick