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School: Baile an Lóin Tighe (Ballinlonty) (roll number 1579)

Location:
Ballinlonty, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Áine Ruiséall
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    1. What is the dirtiest thing in the world?
    a clock because it never washes its face or hands.
    2. A side-car of people went over a bridge and not a single one on it. Who went?
    all married people.
    3. There were four flies on the table I killed one how many were left?
    The one I killed.
    A man passed the road in an asses car what has he that's no use to him?
    The noise.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nora Delaney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Fishmoyne, Co. Tipperary