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School: Gort an Locha (roll number 1414)

Location:
Gortalough, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
S. Ó Docraigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0182, Page 506

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    What is the difference between a black hen and a white hen ?
    The black hen can lay a white egg and the white hen cannot lay a black egg.
    What meat is never cheap?
    Deer flesh.
    When is a building like a bird?
    When it has wings.
    Ink, ank, under the bank, ten drawing four.
    A woman milking a cow.
    What do you break immediately you name it?
    Silence.
    Why is the sun like a good loaf?
    Because its light when it rises.
    Why is a field of grass like a person passed your age?
    Because its older than yourself.
    Why are handcuffs like guide-books?
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Florrie Reid
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Aghanagh, Co. Sligo