School: St Brigid's, Castleknock
- Location:
- Castleknock, Co. Dublin
- Teacher: Mrs Thornton
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Riddles
“Why does a hen cross the road.”
Why does a hen cross the road
to get the other sideIf I had a turkey cock and he laid an egg in your place who would the egg
nobody because a cock
cannot lay an egg.What is full of air and wears out your foot
a football
What goes round the tree and round the tree and never goes into the tree
The bark.
How far can a dog go into a wood
Into the centre
Who wears the biggest hat in Castleknock
The man with the biggest head(continues on next page)- Collector
- Rita Purcell
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 10
- Address
- Castleknock, Co. Dublin
- Informant
- Mrs Purcell
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Castleknock, Co. Dublin