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School: Cluainín (roll number 13231)

Location:
Cloneen, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Éamonn Ó Néill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0556, Page 139

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    they go, there they go, now they stand still.
    A: Teeth in your gums.
    Q: I went up the road, and went down the road, and carried the road on my back.
    A: A ladder.
    Q: Why does a cow look over a fence.
    A: Because she could not look under it.
    Q: What is the difference between a xmas host and a hungry dog.
    A: The xmas host puts wines on the table while the hungry dog whines under the table.
    Q: How many calves tails would it take to reach the moon.
    A: One if it were long enough.
    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
    Mary O' Meara
    Gender
    Female