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School: Island Parish

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Baile an Átha, Co. Uíbh Fhailí
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Seán Ó Móráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0805, Page 379

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    13 ab Bealteine 1938.
    Riddles
    What goes up a ladder with its head down?
    Ans A nail in a man's boot.
    What is black and white and read all over?
    Ans A paper.
    Why is a bar of coffee like a race horse?
    Ans Because the more you lick them the faster they go.
    Why is a donkey like a stamp?
    Ans One of them gets licked with a stick and the other sticks with a lick
    What is it that eats all it gets and drinks nothing?
    Ans A fire
    What is it that drinks all it gets and eats nothing?
    Ans. A lamp
    What is the shiest thing in the house?
    Ans A clock because it always holds its hands on it's face.
    Jenny in the ditch. Jenny out of the ditch and if you touch Jenny she will bit you.
    Ans A nettle
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. seánra
      1. ealaín bhéil (~1,483)
        1. tomhaiseanna (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Connolly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Baile an Átha, Co. Uíbh Fhailí
    Informant
    Thomas Connolly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Baile an Átha, Co. Uíbh Fhailí