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School: Drom Dhá Liag (B.) (roll number 12229)

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Drimoleague, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Domhnall Ó Ciardha
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  1. A Collection of Riddles (continued)

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    10.
    What has an eye and cannot see?
    Ans. A needle.
    11.
    Why is the letter B so lazy?
    Ans. Because it is always in Bed.
    12.
    When is a black dog not a black dog?
    Ans. When it is a grey hound.
    13.
    Why is a plum-pudding like a river?
    Ans. Because it contains many currants (currents)
    14.
    What is taken from you before you get it?
    Ans. Your photo.
    15.
    What has teeth and cannot eat?
    Ans. A comb
    16.
    What is the heaviest thing in the world?
    Ans. Water Because you cannot lift it.
    17.
    What is the thing you could buy for a penny.
    Ans. A penny stamp.
    18.
    Why does a miller wear a white ca?
    Ans. To cover his head.
    19.
    What turns but never moves?
    Ans. Milk when it turns sour.
    20.
    What has often a very swelled head and only one leg?
    Ans. A head of cabbage
    21.
    Why does water run down a hill?
    Because it could not run up.
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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
    Collector
    John Harrington
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dromdaleague, Co. Cork
    Informant
    John Counihan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dromdaleague, Co. Cork