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School: Béal an Dá Chab (C.) (roll number 14226)

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0290, Page 389

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    What sort of coat describes a hot day?
    A blazer
    Why is a motor car like a sleepy boy?
    Because they are both tired(tyred).
    Mary is twenty four, Mary is twice as old as Ann was when Mary was as old as Ann is now. What is Ann's age?
    Eighteen
    What has four legs and flies?
    A dead horse.
    What part of a turkey does the farmer like?
    The crop.
    What is the difference between a mound of hay
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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
    Mary Bennett
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Cooragurteen, Co. Cork
    Informant
    William Bennett
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Cooragurteen, Co. Cork