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School: Gleann Doire (C.) (roll number 10404)

Location:
Glenderry, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Cáit Bean Uí Gléathabhúir
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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    A. Because it has not the face to do so.
    Q. If you went up on a donkey's back what would you get down on.
    A. A goose.
    Q. What key is the hardest to turn.
    A. A donkey.
    Q. The men in the garden spitting at the men in the bog and the men in the bog putting them up to it.
    A. A pot of potatoes boiling out on the fire.
    Q. What is the difference between a sailor and a baby.
    A. One makes hos bed in the
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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
    Bridie Laide
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Dromatoor, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Mrs Laide
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    50
    Address
    Dromatoor, Co. Kerry