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School: Eaglais

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Eglish, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Heifearnáin
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    noise than one pig at a gap?
    A. Two pigs.
    Q. Kink Kank under the bank ten drawing four?
    A. A woman milking a cow.
    Q. The man that made it never wanted it, the
    man that bought it never wore it, the man
    that wore it never saw it.
    A. A Coffin.
    Q. Under the water and over the water still
    never touches the
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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
    Informant
    Mrs Troy
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    c. 50
    Address
    Ballynaguilsha, Co. Offaly