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School: St Brigid's, Castleknock

Location:
Castleknock, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
Mrs Thornton
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0790, Page 205

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    Why is the letter K like a pig's tail
    Answer Because it is at the end of Pork
    What has four legs and flies
    Answer Two birds
    As I looked out on my Grandfathers window I saw a wonderful sight I saw the dead carrying the living wasn't that wonderful sight
    Answer A train
    What goes off, and yet stops in the same place
    Answer A gun
    Why is the letter u like the sun.
    Answer
    What runs and has no legs
    Answer Water
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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
    Teresa Segrave
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Address
    Castleknock, Co. Dublin
    Informant
    Mrs Segrave
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Castleknock, Co. Dublin