School: Gleann an Chairthe (roll number 13345)

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1. A Funny Story (continued)

   

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   Once upon a time an Irishman an Englishman and a Scotchman were travelling together. They met an old American and the four men became great friends. When the American was about to die he said if they would put money in with him in the coffin he would leave them all his money. All promised him faithfully that they would do so. When he was put in the coffin the Scotchman put in a ten pound the Englishman put in a ten pound note the Irishman signed a cheque for thirty pounds and lifted the two ten pound notes, and said "he can cash that cheque any place he goes".

   

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2. Riddles

   

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   What roof is never dry? The roof of your mouth. What goes through the water and never touches the water? An egg in a duck. How many feet has forty sheep, the shepherd and his dog? Two feet. How would you compare a duck to a doctor? Because both of them quacks

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
         1. riddles (~7,209)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Brendan Ruddy

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   13

   Address

   Tawnymoyle, Co. Leitrim

   Informant

   Bernard Ruddy

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   70

   Occupation

   Feirmeoir

   Address

   Tawnymoyle, Co. Leitrim