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School: An Corrbhaile

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Corbally, Co. Clare
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Máirtín Mac Coitir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0627, Page 364

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    what is the eldest son?
    A. The heir, of course.
    Q. What is that which is taken from you before you get it?
    A. Your Photograph.
    Q. When is a sick man like a tofer?
    A. When he is ailing.
    Q. Two boys born in March, one became a priest and married his mother?
    A. One became a priest and married his mother to another man.
    Q. Why are children like fountains?
    A. Because they play most of time.
    Q. Why is a cow's tail like a swan's breast?
    A. Because it grows down.
    Q. Why is there never such a thing as one whole day.
    A. Every day begins by breaking.
    Q. Why do lawyer's rarely keep their hands in their own pockets?
    A. Because they are most always in other people's.
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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
    Mary Haugh
    Gender
    Female