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School: Caladh (B.) (roll number 11920)

Location:
Callow, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Ciaráin
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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    Because it's capital is always doubling.
    Why is Cork the smallest city in Ireland?
    Because it fits in a bottle.
    Who can win races?
    The Aga Khan.
    When is a man thinner than a ladder?
    When he is a shaving.
    A duck before a duck a duck behind a duck and a duck in the middle
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Antoine Mac an Ultaigh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rinbrack, Co. Mayo