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School: Árd-achadh (C.) (roll number 14076)

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Ardagh, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Máire Ní Mhadagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0487, Page 129

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    Why is a miser like a man with a bad memory?
    He is always forgetting.
    When is water fat?
    When it is dripping.
    What does an envelope say when it is licked?
    It shuts up and says nothing about it.
    Where can the miserable always find sympathy?
    In the dictionary.
    Why is a card player always in good company?
    Because he plays with Kings and Queens.
    Why should hungry go to the Sahara?
    Because of the sand (sandwitches) there
    When is a penny like a hermit?
    When it is a loan.
    When it is a bad, should you lose your temper?
    When it is a bad one.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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