School: Askeaton (B.) (roll number 2039)

Location:
Askeaton, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
D. Mac Eoin
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    A, Because she cant lick it.
    Q, A flock of white sheep on a red Rill, what is that?
    A, A person teeth.
    Q, For whom does a king take off his crown.
    A, He takes it off for the barber.
    Q, What goes up when the rain comes down?
    A, An umbrella.
    Q, Londonderry, Cork, and Kerry, spell me that without a "K".
    A, That.
    Q, Which is the most dangerous season of the year?
    A, Spring, because everything is shooting.
    Q, If I had to light a cigarret, a fire, and a lamp, and had only one match to light them, which of them would I light first.
    A, The match.
    Q, The man that made it never wore it,
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Nestor
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Milltown North, Co. Limerick