School: Bullán (roll number 13432)

Location:
Bullaun, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Eoghan Ó Muimhneacháin
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  2. Riddles
    Why is a dog's tail like the heart of a tree:-
    Because they are both farthest away from the bark.
    Where did Noah strike the first nail in the ark?
    On the head.
    How many cuts of a knife does a well pointed skolop want?
    No one.
    As I was going to Ennis Isles I met a man with seven wives. The seven wives had seven sacks. In the seven sacks were seven cats. The seven cats had seven kittens. Kittens, cats, sacks and wives, how man were going to Ennis Isles?
    One
    Why does a hen pick a pot?
    Because she couldn't lick it.
    'Tis in the priest but not in the people. 'Tis in the Church but not in
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