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School: Maigh Locha (Cailíní)

Location:
Moylough, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Eibhlín, Bean Uí Challaráin
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    R: What do you see everyday, but you never saw it before.
    A: A dog's tail, because it is behind
    R: What is always behind time?
    A: The back of the clock
    R: Why is a pretty lady like a dog?
    A: Because she shows her teeth but does not bite
    R: It is the beginning of eternity, the end of time and space, the beginning of every end, and the end of every place
    A: The letter E
    R: Which is it a tallow or a
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Doyle
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Moylough, Co. Galway