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School: Móin Ruadh, Knocktopher

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Moanroe Commons, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Donncha Ó Dochartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0849, Page 237

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    (9) What does I. O. C. stand for.?
    Answer. To let the passengers out.
    (10) Black and white and red all over.?
    Answer. A paper.
    (11) What dog is three feet long.?
    Answer. A yard dog.
    (12) Why is a sugar lump like a race horse?
    Ans. Because the quicker you lick it the faster it goes.
    (13) Little red Nancy with a little red nose the longer she stands the quicker she goes?
    Ans. A candle.
    (14) What is it that when you cut a bit off the bigger it gets.
    Ans. A grave.
    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
    Mary Rafter
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Catstown, Co. Kilkenny