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School: N. Colmcille, Westport Quay (roll number 13145)

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Westport Quay, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Sean Ó Flaitile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0137, Page 141

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    you fall into the sea?
    Get wet
    Why is a vain young lady like a drunkard?
    They are both fond of the glass.
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  2. Riddles

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    Why is a shoemaker's shop so much like hell?
    Because there are so many bad soles in it.
    Why is a dog's tail like the heart of a tree?
    Because it is the farthest away from the bark.
    What goes up a ladder with its head down?
    A nail in a man's boot.
    Flies high, flies low, wears shoes, has none.
    A football.
    Why does a cow look over a wall?
    Because she cannot look under it.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tessie Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clerhaun, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs. Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    52
    Address
    Dunaree, Co. Cavan