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School: Swanzy Memorial N. S. (roll number 10428)

Location:
Moville, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Eilis F. Ní Stiobháird
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1120, Page 146

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    "Because a spring sets them both going"
    I say you appear to be putting on weight.
    Yes I swallowed a plum stone yesterday and I gained a stone.
    Why do they call your alarm clock the National Anthem?
    "Because every time I hear it I have to get up."
    What is the favourite fruit of history?
    "Dates."
    As high as the wall, as red as blood, as white as milk, as sweet as honey.
    "An Apple."
    Why does a hen cross the road?
    "To get to the other side."
    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
    Bob Jackson
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Greencastle, Co. Donegal