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School: Baile Ard

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Ballard, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Floinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0627, Page 048

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    Q What goes up the chimney down and goes down the chimney up?
    A An umbrella
    Q Where was Moses when the light out?
    A In the dark
    Q What house is never dark?
    A light house.
    Q Hitler and Chamberlain are very rich men and they both have only a half a shirt on their back Why?
    A Because the other side is in the front.
    Q Hairy in and hairy out hairy into hairy's mouth?
    A A leg going into a stocking.
    Q What is it God never sees the King seldom sees and we always see them?
    A Our own equals
    (continues on next page)
    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
    Katty Blake
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Killard, Co. Clare