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School: Tiobraid Árann, Cl. na Trócaire (roll number 9432)

Location:
Tipperary, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
An tSr. Síle Ní Ghiollagáin
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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    the men of Down and the
    men of Ayr.
    There are Lightermen on the Thames
    Why could one not starve in the Sahara Desert ?
    Answer - Because it is the
    land of Ham, and his
    children are bred and
    mustered there.
    A fiddler in Tipperary had a brother a fiddler in Limerick, and the fiddler in Limerick had no brother a fiddler in Tipperary.
    Answer - The fiddler in Tipperary
    was a woman.
    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
    Annie Hourigan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Bansha, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mrs Toomey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tipperary, Co. Tipperary