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School: Johnstown (B.) (roll number 2918)

Location:
Johnstown, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Riain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0869, Page 017

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    A pipe.
    A little wood a little wire a little house without a fire?
    A cage.
    Why does a hen cross the road?
    To get to the other side.
    What flies high flies low and has no feet but wears boots?
    A football.
    A little wood a little wire a little house without a fire?
    A cage.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Hickey
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Johnstown, Co. Kilkenny