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School: Drumcormack (roll number 13201)

Location:
Drumcormick, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Nora Healy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0184, Page 0284

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    likely to choose?
    A pig's - tye, of course.
    17
    Why is an old coat like iron?
    Because it's a specimen of hardware.
    18
    What is it gives a cold, cures a cold and pays the doctor's bill?
    A draft.
    19
    What is the difference between a bee and a donkey?
    One gets all the honey, teh other gets all the whacks.
    20
    When is butter like Irish children?
    When it comes in little Pats.
    21
    When does a donkey weigh least?
    When he is within the pound.
    22
    Why must a fisherman be very wealthy?
    Because he is all net profit.
    23
    What precious stone is like the entrance to a field?
    A gate.
    24
    What is the most difficult lock o pick?
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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
    Kathleen Candon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Bricklieve, Co. Sligo