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School: Scoil na mBráthar, Carraig na Siúire (roll number 16725)

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Carrick-on-Suir, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
An Br. Ó Mocháin
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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    R. What sort of fish do you want on a dull day?
    A. A Sun fish.
    R. What sort of fish does a cobbler want?
    A. Soles
    Riddles given to me by
    Mrs Riordan
    Hill View
    Carrick Beg
    Carrick-on-Suir
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  2. Riddles

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    R. What is the difference between lady and a looking glass?
    A. One speaks without reflection, the other reflect without speaking
    R. What did William Tell's son say when his father shot the apple?
    A. That was a narrow escape.
    R. Why is a dentist a melancholy man?
    A. He's always looks down in the mouth
    R. Why did the thunder clap?
    A. Because it saw the lithning play
    R. What tress can a little girl carry?
    A. A fir.
    R. What tree can a boy hold over his head?
    A. A palm.
    R. Not on a horse, not on a door, I've told you, now, you tell me.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mr Fitzgearld
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrickbeg, Co. Tipperary