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School: Baile an Gharrdha (B.) (roll number 2909)

Location:
Ballingarry, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Dll. Ó Conaill
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    Riddles:-
    Why does a railway guard punch a hole in your ticket -( To let you pass through) Why are tall people lazier than small people - ( because they are always longer in bed) When should a man keep his word-( when anybody will not take it from him) What is the ugliest hood ever worn-( False hood) Which is the unhappiest tree-( the weeping willow)What bridge has been never crossed by anybody - ( The bridge of your nose ) Which is correct to say the yolk of an are white or the yolk of an egg is white-( The yolk of an egg could not be white) What has three feet and no legs-(a yard)
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tony Noonan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyguilebeg, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    John Ahern
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    51
    Address
    Ballynoe, Co. Limerick