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School: Drummond

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Drummin, Co. Carlow
Teacher:
P. Ó Murchadha
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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    town first?
    The noise.
    What guard do you hate most?
    A blackguard.
    Why did the tap run?
    Because the kitchen flue.
    Why is a caterpillar like a greedy boy?
    Because both make the butter fly.
    What is it that we often return but never borrow?
    Thanks.
    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
    Margaret Fluskey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballynalour, Co. Carlow
    Informant
    Michael Murphy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    42
    Address
    Ballynalour, Co. Carlow