School: An Corrbhaile

Location:
Corbally, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Máirtín Mac Coitir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0627, Page 363

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  1. Q. What is best for unlocking the tongue?
    A. Whiskey.
    Q. What were the first words Adam said to Eve?
    A.No one can tell.
    Q. What was the most formidable stand made for liberty.
    A. The inkstand.
    Q. What relation is that child to its father who is not it's father's own son.
    A. A daughter.
    Q.If the father is head of the family
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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
    Mary Haugh
    Gender
    Female