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School: Gleann Tochair (roll number 16611)

Location:
Glentogher, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
An tSr. Sorcha A. Ní Dhómhnaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1115, Page 416

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  1. Riddles Collected Locally (continued)

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    43 How is a bar of toffee like a racehorse?
    Because the more you lick them the quicker they go.
    44 What side of the cats tail is the most hair on? The outside.
    45 What is taken of you before you get it?
    Your photograph.
    46 What works all day and sleeps with its head down? The nails of your shoes.
    47 There's a barrel on the sea and its two ends are closed? An egg.
    48 What goes up with legs and down without them? A football.
    49 Chip, chip cherry all the men in Derry couldn't climb up chip chip cherry?
    The smoke.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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