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School: Knockjames

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Knockjames, Co. Clare
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0590C, Page 06_005

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    Riddles
    8th November 1937
    (1) Why is a pigs tail like the letter ''k''
    Because k is the last letter in pork, and a pigs tail is the end of pork.
    (2) Why was parnell the strongest man in Ireland
    Because he split Ireland in two.
    (111) A little white and round house, and it is full of meat but has no doors or windows to let me into eat. An egg.
    (IV) A hard working man a lazy
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Leamy
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mr James Leamy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Knockjames, Co. Clare