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School: Court (roll number 13335)

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Courtballyedmond, Co. Wexford
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Criostóir Ó Cuanáin Liam de Noraidh
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    Riddles. Nov 6th, 1937.
    Why do you go to bed? Because the bed won't come to me.
    Where was Moses when the light went out? In the dark.
    What part of a car moves first? The wheels.
    Why does Duffy wear a blue shirt? To cover the shift that Dev gave him.
    What is the shyest thing in the world? A clock because it always keeps its hands over its face.
    Who was the first man to go around the world? The man in the moon.
    How many wells would a river? One if it was big enough.
    Two legs and can't walk, two ears but can't hear and a cap and can't put it on? A pot.
    James Doyle, Ballyrea, Wells, Gorey.
    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
    James Doyle
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyrea, Co. Wexford