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School: Tashinny, Colehill (roll number 10223)

Location:
Taghshinny, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Annie Trimble
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    To what man does the king take of his hat to?
    The barber.
    Round the wood and round the wood and never catches a piece of the wood?
    The bark of a tree.
    The king of McRocha built a ship in an that ship his daughter sat and I'll be killed for telling er name and that's three times I told her name.
    An
    What did Adam first plant in the garden?
    His foot.
    Round the rocks and round the rocks the ragget rascal ran tell me how many i's in that and I will call you a clever man?
    None.
    What is it you put in dry take out wet the longer you leave it the stronger it will get.
    What turns without moving?
    Milk.
    What is the best way to keep milk fresh.
    Milk.
    Why is a drawn tooth like a forgotten message?
    Because it has gone out of your head.
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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
    Jennie Mc Cormack
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    15
    Address
    Taghshinny, Co. Longford