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School: Ínse Cloch (roll number 7101)

Location:
Inchiclogh, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Diarmuid Ó Críodáin
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  1. A Collection of Riddles (continued)

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    Ans- A magpie.
    4. Why is the letter "k" like a pig's tail?
    Ans- Because it is at the end of pork.
    5. What is it always walks with its head down?
    Ans- A nail in your boot.
    6. The man that made it never wore it, and the man that wore it never saw it?
    Ans- A coffin.
    7. The longer it lives the shorter it grows?
    Ans- A candle.
    8. What is always behind time?
    Ans- The back of a clock.
    9. What is the difference between a railway man and a school-master?
    Ans- The railway man minds the train and the schools-master trains the mind.
    10. What has legs and cannot walk?
    Ans- A bed.
    11. Why is the letter "f" like a cow's tail?
    Ans- Because it is at the end of beef.
    12. Why is a rheumatic man like a window?
    Ans- Because he is full of pains.
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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
    Nono Mahony
    Address
    Inchiclogh, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mr Regan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    72
    Address
    Inchiclogh, Co. Cork