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School: Tír Dhá Ghlas (Terryglass) (roll number 13436)

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Terryglass, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Seán Ó Gliasáin
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    (1) What is it that has three feet and no legs? Ans. A yard.
    (2) What is it that has four legs and one foot? Ans. A bed.
    (3) What animals do you go to bed with at night? Ans. Two calves.
    (4) What is it that we all saw and will never see again? Ans. Yesterday.
    (5) How far could you go into a wood[?] Ans. Half way.
    (6) What is it that the king seldom see's, man often see's, and God never see's? Ans. His equal.
    (7) Why is a naughty boy like a postage stamp? Because one you stick with a lick and the other you lick with a stick.
    (8) Why is a room full of married people like an empty room? Because there is not a single
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Chrissie Heenan
    Address
    Roran, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Jimmy Heenan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Roran, Co. Tipperary