School: Béal Átha na Sluagh (Buachaillí)
- Location:
- Ballinasloe, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Liam P. Mac an Bháird
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- (continued from previous page)Why is the letter E like death?
Because it ends in hope.How many goats did moses bring into the ark?
He brought in none because he was not in it at all.What hair is not chased by the hounds?
The hair on your head.When is an umbrella like fat meat?
When it is dripping.There were three flies on a table and I killed one of them. How many were left?
None.Told By -
Billy Burgoyne
The Square
Ballinasloe.11:10:37 - RiddlesAs round as an apple as deep as a cup and all the Kings horses could not pull it up?
A well.(continues on next page)- Informant
- Seamus Higgins
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballinasloe, Co. Galway