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School: Knockjames

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    V. Up the road the ragged rascal ran if you tell me how many ors in that I will call you a clever man.
    There is know or in that.
    VI. Why is Ireland like a bottle of wine.
    Because it has a cork in it.
    VII. The man that made it never wore it, the man that wore it never seen it.
    A coffan.
    Mr. Patrick Digedan,
    Derulk,
    Tulla,
    Co.Clare
    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 Digedan
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr Patrick Digedan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Derryulk Middle, Co. Clare