School: Srónaill (Shronell) (roll number 15008)

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1. Local Riddles (continued)

   

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   A. Newspaper.
   Q4. When is a waiter like a race-horse ?
   A. Because he runs for cups and plates.
   Q5. When ought you lose your temper ?
   A. When it is a bad one.
   Q6. Why doesn't it matter if a beggar wears a very short coat ?
   A. Because it will be long enough before he gets a new one.
   Q7. Why does a hen pick a pot ?
   A. Because she can't lick it.
   Q8. As I went out a gap I met my uncle Davie, I cut of his head and left his body standing ?
   A. A head of cabbage.

   

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2. Weather-Lore

   

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   1. Signs of the weather in sky, sun, moon & stars. When there are red clouds in the west at sunset it is fine weather. A ring around the moon it is wet weather and a rainbow in the evening is fine weather and a rainbow in the morning is bad weather. 2. The winds: When the wind is from the North it means snow. When the wind is from the South it is a sign of rain and wind

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Alice Moloney

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Shronell More, Co. Tipperary