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School: Mullach, Sráid na Cathrach (roll number 3928)

Location:
Mullagh, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Proinnsias Ó Sandair
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    Answer - Whiskey
    Hairy all over and rough in the skin two things shaking and one going in.
    Answer - a pig eating its mess.
    A man went in to a shop and he asked for as much money as he had in his pocket and he spent six pence. He went in to a second shop and he did the same. He went in to a (thr) third shop and he did the same and coming out from the third shop he had nothing. What had he going in to the first shop?
    Answer - 5 1/4d.
    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
    Seán Ó Cillín
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrowlagan, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Pádraig Ó Cillín
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrowlagan, Co. Clare