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School: Tairbeart (C.)

Location:
Tarbert, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Chonaill
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    Q. What is like half the moon.
    A. The other half.
    Q. Why is a black hen more clever than a white one.
    A. Because a black hen can lay a white egg, and a white hen cannot lay a black one.
    Q. Why is a spendthrift like a feather bed?
    A. One is hard up and the other is soft down.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Philomena Mc Namara
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballygoghlan, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    G. Pierce
    Age
    35
    Address
    Ballygoghlan, Co. Limerick