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School: Inistioge (C.) (roll number 5319)

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Inistioge, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Máire de Róiste
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0859, Page 254

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    Little thing little thing has a red nose. The longer is lives the shorter is grows?
    A candle
    Why is it dangerous to go into a wood in the Springtime?
    Because the buds are shooting
    Three men went out for a walk. One man took an umbrella with him and the other two took none. Which of them got wet the first?
    None of them, because it did not rain.
    What is the cleanest letter in the alphabet?
    H. Because it is always in the middle of washing.
    Little thing, little thing lives in the ditch. And if you went near it 't would give you the itch?
    A nettle.
    Where can happiness always be found?
    In the dictionary.
    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
    Peggy Lee
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Inistioge, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Mrs Lee
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    40
    Address
    Inistioge, Co. Kilkenny