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School: Clontubrid, Freshford

Location:
Clontubbrid, Co. Kilkenny
Teachers:
Siobhán Bean Uí Mheachair Tomás de Bháldraithe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0866, Page 451

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    What is half the moon like?
    The other half.
    If I built a house from here to Donegal what hight would it be?
    The height of nonsense.
    What it that everybody sees and you can't see it?
    The back of your head.
    Up chip cherry and down chip cherry and all the men in chip cherry could not climb it?
    Smoke.
    Why is an egg like a colt?
    Because it is not fit for use until it's broken.
    What is the difference between a tight boot and an oak tree?
    One makes acorns and the other makes corns.
    What smells the most when it goes into a chemist's shop?
    The nose.
    What is black and white and read all over?
    Irelands Own.
    Why is a drawn tooth like a thing forgotten?
    It is out of the head.
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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
    Biddy Cuddihy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Freshford, Co. Kilkenny