School: Baile Uí Argáin, Cill Moicheallóg (roll number 7237)

Location:
Ballyorgan, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
A. Ó Hódhráin
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  1. What man in the Dáil wears the biggest hat?
    The man with the biggest head.
    Why does a hen pick a pit? Because she can't lick it.
    Why does a cow look over a ditch? Because she can't look under it.
    Black and white and read all over? A newspaper.
    What is one half of the moon like? The other half.
    What is the strongest day of the week? Sunday, because all the rest are weak days.
    The man that made it never wore it and the man that wore it never saw it, what is that?
    A coffin.
    What part of a cow goes over a fence first? Her breath.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    John Fenton
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    55
    Address
    Ballydonohoe, Co. Limerick