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School: Fahan (roll number 14479)

Location:
Fahan, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Cáitlín L. Nig Uidhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1109, Page 289

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    “Why is a light shoe like a warm summer? Because it makes the corn grow.”

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    What goes up the hill and down the hill and never moves? The road.
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    “When it is too short - you cut off a bit to make it long enough? A Grave.”

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    When it is too short - you cut off a bit to make it long enough?
    A Grave
    What has two wings and can't fly.
    A cart
    What is the smallest bridge in the world?
    Bridge of your nose
    Why does the dog wag his tail?
    Because the tail won't wag the dog
    What is put on the table, cut, served, but never eaten?
    Pack of cards
    The man who made it never wore it and the man who wore it - never saw it.
    A coffin
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    David Moore
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mrs Moore
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    34
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Tievebane, Co. Donegal