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School: Gowran (roll number 15365)

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Gowran, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Michael Phelan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0861, Page 175

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    Riddles
    Ques. Why should Ireland soon be rich.
    Ans Because its capitol is Dublin.
    Ques. What has a neck and body and
    nothing else.
    Ans. A bottle
    Ques. What ship do we all like to avoid.
    Ans Hardship.
    Ques How can you cure a slow horse.
    Ans Tie him to a post and make him
    fast.
    Ques What are the most unsociable
    Ans things in the World? Milestones.
    You never see two together.
    Ques. What is that which never asks
    questions yet requires many
    answers.
    The doorbell.
    Ans
    Ques. Why should a hen be never
    untidy.
    Ans Because she carries a little comb
    with her.
    Ques. Why is a miser like a man with a
    bad memory.
    Ans He is always forgetting.
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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