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School: Cill Díoma (B.) (roll number 6516)

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Kildimo, Co. Limerick
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  1. A Collection of Riddles (continued)

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    A. The nails of your boots.
    Q. What has no legs but still wear boots and shoes?
    A. A gravel path.
    Q. What is that goes around on its head all day?
    A. The nails of your boots.
    Q. What is it that is always behind time?
    A. The back of the clock.
    Q. If there were ninety nine pieces in a trousers, what time would it be?
    A. Time to get a new one.
    Thomas McKeogh,
    Carhheeny,
    Kildimo,
    Co. Limerick.
    Obtained from father. 45
    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
    Thomas Mc Keogh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carheeny, Co. Limerick