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School: Gusserane

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Gusserane, Co. Wexford
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Bríghid, Bean Nic Fheorais
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0871, Page 310

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    him?
    In Noah's Ark.
    I am a shoemaker makes shoes without leather,
    All the four elements mixed up together
    Fire, water, earth and air,
    Every customer takes two pair?
    Blacksmith.
    What was the first thing Adam planted in the garden?
    His foot.
    Where was Adam before the light came?
    In the dark.
    A man without eyes saw plums on a tree, he took no plums off and left no plums on. How could that be?
    A [?] with one eye saw two plums on a tree, he took one off and left one on.
    Annie Ryan
    Garryduff
    Campile
    Co Wexford
    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
    Annie Ryan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Garryduff, Co. Wexford