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School: Nurney (roll number 16345)

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Nurney, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
S. Ó Buadhcháin
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    Why is a shoe maker's shop like Purgatory?
    Because it is full of bad soles.
    Why is the letter A like 12 o'clock noon?
    Because it is in the middle of day.
    Black and white and read all over?
    A Newspaper.
    What has four legs one gead and only one foot?
    A Bed.
    Why does a cow look over the wall?
    Because she can't look under it.
    What goes up the ladder with it head down?
    A nail in a man's boot.
    What can a white hen
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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
    John Nolan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Nurney, Co. Kildare
    Informant
    John Nolan
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Nurney, Co. Kildare