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School: Cnoc, Abbeyleix (roll number 2324)

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Knockardagur, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Seán Ó Huallacháin
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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    a breeches?
    Answer - A head of cabbage.
    How many feet have forty sheep, a shepherd and his dog.?
    Answer - Two feet, because the sheep have crubeens, and the dog has paws.
    Why is it dangerous to sleep in a train?
    Answer - Because the train runs on sleepers.
    Londonderry, Cork and Kerry spell me that without a k.?
    Answer - T-h-a-t.
    Why is Ireland like a bottle of wine?
    Answer - Because it has a cork in it.
    Why does a dog turn twice before he lies down.?
    Answer - Because one good turn deserves another.
    Why is a doctor like a duck.?
    Answer - Because he quacks.
    "In marble walls as white as milk,
    Lined with skin soft as silk,
    No doors are on this stronghold.
    Yet thieves break in and steal the gold."
    Answer=An egg.
    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 Brennan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Knockardagur, Co. Laois
    Informant
    Mr M. Brennan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Knockardagur, Co. Laois