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School: Lubhghortán, Scoil Mhuire (roll number 4172)

Location:
Lowertown, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Mhathúna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0290, Page 045

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    to bring back one leg?
    A man brought in a leg of mutton and laid it on a stool. A dog came up and ran away with the leg of mutton and the man caught the stool and pegged it after the dog to bring back the leg of mutton.
    Why is a flea compared to a train?
    Because they both creep on sleepers.
    Four legs up, four legs down soft in the middle and hard all round?
    A bed.
    The commencement of all
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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
    Eileen Mc Carthy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Arderrawinny, Co. Cork