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School: Castleblayney (2) (roll number 10649)

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Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
William Boyd
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0943, Page 284

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    Q. Why is a shoemaker like a dying man?
    A. Because be prepares his sole for the last.
    Q. What tree is always the nearest to you?
    A. The palm.
    Q. What has teeth but cannot eat?
    A. A saw.
    Q. What has a bed but never sleeps in it?
    A. A river
    Q. When is a clock the hungriest?
    A. When it goes to eight.
    Q. What is it that is taken from you before you get it?
    A. Your photograph.
    Q. What turns but never moves?
    A. A road.
    Q. What is neither without nor within?
    A. A window.
    Q. What goes up when the rain comes down?
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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
    Eileen Hamilton
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Gorteens, Co. Monaghan