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School: Cill Chonaill (Cailíní)

Location:
Kilconnell, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Shéaghdha
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    Q- Around the wood around the wood and sleeps in a corner
    A- A dishcloth
    Q- Why is a dead ass like a narrow boreen
    A- Because he has no breath.
    Q- Why does a chimney smoke.
    A- Because it canot chew.
    Q- What must you add to ten to make nine
    A- one
    Q- Four bottles on top of a hill turned down and never will spill.
    A- Four tits of a cow
    Josephine Monahan
    Ballintubber
    Kilconnell
    September 3rd 38
    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
    Josephine Monahan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballintober, Co. Galway