School: Achadh Mór
- Location:
- Aghamore, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Seán P. Mac Shiúrtáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0112, Page 146
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- (continued from previous page)bare as a goose?
A. A gander.
Q. Riddle me riddle me what is under my hat?
A. My hair.
Q. Headed like a thimble tailed like a rat many a thing you'll think of before you'll guess that?
A. A pipe.
Q. Why is a cook very unkind?
A. Because she whips cream and beats eggs.
Q. Why is a pig in a parlour like a house on fire?
A. Because it needs to be put out.
Q. How many days in a year?
A. 325 because 40 of them are lent.
Q. What is in a riddle more than hole?
A. Corners
Q. The more you take out of it the bigger it gets?(continues on next page)
