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School: Birr (St. Brendan's)

Location:
Birr or Parsonstown, Co. Offaly
Teachers:
S. Ó Conchobhair R. Ó Huigín
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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    What is 3/7 of a chicken
    2/3 of a cat
    1/2 of a goat?
    Chicago.
    What a rich man wants, a poor man has and a blind man sees?
    Nothing.
    Why is a novelist a queer creature?
    Because his (tale) tail comes out of his head.
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    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
    T. Murray
    Gender
    Unknown
    Address
    Birr or Parsonstown, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Mr P. Connaughton
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Birr or Parsonstown, Co. Offaly