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School: Beith Mhór (Beaghmore) (roll number 1209)

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Beagh More, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Pilib Mac Aonghusa
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0229, Page 345

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    Q- If two black men and a white man were travelling in a car. If the two black men eat the white man, what is the number of the car?
    A-281
    Q- Why is a pig in a parlour like a house on fire?
    A- The sooner it's put out the better.
    Q- How many wells would make a river?
    A- One, if it were big enough.
    Q- What is always in bed, but never asleep.
    A- A river.
    Q- As round as an apple, as flat as a pan on one side a woman, and on the other a man?
    A- A penny
    Q- Why is a room full of married people like an empty room?
    A- Because there is not a single person up in it.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Lizzie Murphy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumderglin, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Michael Connolly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Beagh Beg, Co. Leitrim