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School: Cill Gharbh, Clanna Caoilte (roll number 10499)

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Kilgarriff, Co. Cork
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Adelaide Mac Carthy
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    What was the first word Adam said to Eve?
    No one can tell.
    What beats a good wife?
    A bad husband.
    Collected by,
    Betty Donovan,
    Hill Villas,
    Clonakilty,
    Co. Cork.
    From,
    Mrs All Donovan,
    Hill Villas,
    Clonakilty,
    Co. Cork
    50yrs
    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
    Betty Donovan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clonakilty, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mrs M. Donovan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    50
    Address
    Clonakilty, Co. Cork