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School: Lenamore, Rathowen (roll number 5115)

Location:
Lenamore, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Brian Mac Tomas
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    A. Because he can't look under or through it.
    Q. Why is the sun so cruel.
    A. Because it tans so many people.
    Q. As I went out on yonder gap I saw my Aunt Mary, with long nose silver toes upon my word she'd frighten the crows.
    A. A gun.
    Q. Which is the worst, a king to lose his country or a country to lose it's king?
    A. A country to lost it's king because it loses a sovereign and a king to lose his country only loses a crown.
    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
    Brigid Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ardanragh, Co. Longford