School: Rahan (B.)

Location:
Rahan, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
L. Ó Reannacháin
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    girl.
    2. There was two fighters who were born in America, lived in America and who fought in America and their father and mother never left Ireland?
    A clutch of eggs were sent to America and when they were hatched there was amongst the chickens cocks that became fighters.
    3. Why is a cow always dribbling?
    Because she can't spit out.
    4. What is it you never saw before?
    The tail of anything.
    5. Four willy wanders four stick standers two lookers, two puckers and a fly beater.
    A cow.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Francis Condron
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Glaskill, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    John Condron
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Glaskill, Co. Offaly