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School: Mágh Glas, Fethard

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Moglass, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Labhrás Ó Núnáin
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    Q. What is that which no one ever saw before
    A. A dogs tail because it is always behind
    Q. How many thorns on an acre of furze
    A. One and all the rest.
    Q. What gets longer the more you take off it.
    A. A grave
    Q. What has a foot but no leg.
    A. A mountain.
    Q. What runs from Cork to Dublin without moving
    A. A railway line
    Q. What is most like a cats tail.
    A. A kittens tail.
    Q. What should you fill a barrel with to make it lighter
    A. Holes
    Q. Why is a room full of married people like and empty room
    A. Because there is not a single person in it.
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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
    Maureen Pustill
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    15
    Address
    Moglass, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Teresa Cleary
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    15
    Address
    Woodhouse, Co. Tipperary