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School: Garrdha Dubhlios, Pálás Gréine (roll number 10991)

Location:
Garrydoolis, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Ss. Ó Nuanáin
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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    7. Q. What is it when it goes it runs?
    A. (A train)
    8. Q. Father bigger. Mother bigger. Baby bigger. Which of those three is the biggest?
    A. (Baby bigger because he is a little bigger)
    13. Q. I went to the wood and got it. When I got it it I sat down to look for it. The more I looked for it the more I hated it and I carried it home because I couldn't find it.
    A. (A thorn in my foot)
    14. Q. Why are tall people the laziest?
    A. (Because they are the longest in bed)
    15. Q. What is it cut of a bit of it and you will make it long
    A. (A grave)
    16. Q. Cork and Kerry Londonderry spell me that without a "k"
    A. (that)
    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
    Martin Comans
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloghaready, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    John Mc Carthy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Address
    Garrydoolis, Co. Limerick