School: Glin (C.) (roll number 3232)
- Location:
- Glin, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Bean Mhic Cárthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0480, Page 289
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- (continued from previous page)Riddles
many were left?
8
9. In my field I have a flock of sheet and a big red cow
My teeth and tongue
10. A cat and a dog jumped over the ditch what was the dog's name
"What"
11. I have a little siste
who sits on the wall
the older she gets the
smaller she grows
A candle
12. What time of the year is a soldier tired?
At the end of march
13. If a man had eleven sons and each on had a sister how many children had he?
12
14. If I lost a shilling and found it what would I do?
Give up looking for it
15 What has a head and can't get a hat to fit it?
Bray head
16. Why is a penny made round?
Because it is made to go around
17. When is an umbrealla like dripping?
When it is dripping wet
18. What flies with four wings?
Two birds
19. When is an artist a dangerous person?
When his designs are bad(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Annie O' Leary
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Glin, Co. Limerick
