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School: Drumcormack (roll number 13201)

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Drumcormick, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Nora Healy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0184, Page 0286

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    What is that which occurs once in a minute, twice in a moment, and not once in a hundred years?
    The letter M.
    What is an old lady in the middle of a river like?
    Like to be drowned.
    Why should you never employ a tailor who does not understand his trade?
    Because you would get bad habits from him.
    What sort of a face does an auctioneer like best?
    One that is for-bidding.
    When is a cane like a dyer?
    When it makes a boy yell ''oh''.
    If your uncles sister is not your aunt what relation is she to you?
    She is your mother.
    What makes a pair of boots?
    Two boots.
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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