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School: Cloichín an Mhargaidh

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Clogheen Market, Co. Tipperary
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Séamus Ó Teacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0573, Page 369

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    Change a shilling into twelve coins without any of them being a penny
    Three threepenny bits, 6 farthings and 3 halfpennies
    What turns without moving?
    Your mind
    40 sheep went out a gap 20 white and 20 black 6 and 7 twice eleven and 2
    5 (3 and 2)
    Why are old shoes like dead men?
    Because their soles are departed
    Why is a cobblers shop like hell?
    Because there are a lot of bad soles in it
    Cork and Kerry, Londonderry spell me that without a r
    that
    Why is the timber of a tree like a dogs nose?
    Because it is near the bark
    Why can I see more than you with one eye closed?
    Because I can see your two eyes and you can only see one of mine
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Griffin
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mr Patrick Griffin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    75
    Address
    Mountanglesby, Co. Tipperary