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School: Tullow (Monastery)

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Tullow, Co. Carlow
Teacher:
Br. Míchéal Ó Maoileoin
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    Where was Moses when the light went out?
    In the dark
    Who was the greastest runner that ever lived?
    Adam, he was first in the human race.
    A man invented a device for looking through brick walls, what was it called?
    A window.
    Does a watch always tell the right time?
    No, you have to look at it
    What is always behind time?
    The back of a clock.
    Where can you always find happiness?
    In the dictionary.
    What is the difference
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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
    John Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tullow, Co. Carlow