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

Location:
Drimoleague, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Domhnall Ó Ciardha
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  1. A Collection of Riddles

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    1, What roof never lets in the rain.?
    Ans. The roof of your mouth.
    2, What two things are alike but never meet?
    Ans. Your two eyes.
    3, What is brought to the table cut but never eaten.?
    Ans. A pack of cards.
    4, What goes to bed without taking off its shoes.?
    Ans. A horse.
    5, What gets bigger the more you take from it.
    Ans, A hole.
    6, How many sticks go to make a crow's nest.
    Ans. None, but the crow carries them.
    7, Ink, ank, under a bank ten drawing four.
    Ans. A person milking a cow.
    8, Why so is a jarvey never thirsty.
    Ans. Because he was a well and spring in his car.
    9, As I went up a slippery rock I met my Auntie Mary with timber toes and iron shoes and upon by word
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Joe O' Driscoll
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lissane Upper, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mr Jerome O' Driscoll
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lissane Upper, Co. Cork