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School: Faughalstown (roll number 9622)

Location:
Faughalstown, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Bean Mhic Gabhann
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0720, Page 056

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    30 feet deep. If he comes up 3 feet every day and falls back 2 feet every night, how long will be be coming up.
    A. 28 days.
    Q. A duck between 2 ducks, a duck before 2 ducks and a duck behind 2 ducks. How many?
    A. 3 ducks.
    Q. Two black men and a white man went for a drive in a car. The two black men eat the white man what was the number of the car?
    A. 281 (two ate one).
    Q. Two dead men fighting, two blind men looking on, two cripples running for the peelers, two dummies shouting "Come on". What is that?
    A. A lie.
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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
    Patrick Haughey
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mrs R. Clinton
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Gartlandstown, Co. Westmeath