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School: Clonmel Convent (roll number 12180)

Location:
Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Sr M. Peadar
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    22 nd Sept 1938.
    Riddles (local)
    What turns without moving?
    Answer:- Milk turns sour.
    It's white and black red all over?
    Answer - A newspaper.
    Patches upon patches without any sticking?
    Answer - A head of cabbage.
    As I went up a slippery hill I met my Uncle Tady I cut off his head and drank his blood and left his body easy?
    Answer. A bottle of wine.
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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
    Nellie Sweetman
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clonmel, Co. Tipperary