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School: Clonmel Convent (roll number 12180)

Location:
Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Sr M. Peadar
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    Maura Harding. 15th Sept. 1938
    Riddles (Local)
    When is a fisherman like a man out of work?
    Answer :- When he is looking for a place. (plaice)
    When does a tailor serve his customers badly?
    Answer :- When he gives them fits.
    What creature of the sea becomes strong and healthy when it is beheaded?
    Answer :- A whale
    Where was the first orange planted?
    Answer :- In the ground.
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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
    Maura Harding
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mr J. J. Harding
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Clonmel, Co. Tipperary