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School: Naomh Seosamh, Baile an Ruadháin (roll number 15829)

Location:
Ballinrooaun, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Mrs Nora Lally
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    How many bricks go to make a house?
    (None, they must be carried).
    Why is a hollow cylinder like a mad Dutchman? (One is a hollow cylinder and the other is a silly Hollander). Why is a flea like a train? (They both travel on sleepers). How many calve's tails would reach the moon? (One if it were long enough). Why is a man like a tired dog?
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    2. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Laffey
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloonkeen, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mark Laffey
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    43
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Cloonkeen, Co. Galway