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School: Ardee (Mercy Convent) (roll number 8445)

Location:
Ardee, Co. Louth
Teacher:
Sr. M. Angel (Aingil)
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    Q. What do we catch but never see
    A. A passing remark
    Q. If there were two black men and one white man. If the two black men ate the white man what was the number of the car they were in
    A. 281 (two ate one)
    Q. Why is the letter D like a crying child
    A. Because it makes ma mad
    Q. What soup would animals prefer
    A. The broth of a boy
    Q. There is a little round white house and it is full of meat there is neither door or window to let me in to eat
    A. An egg
    Moira Woods
    Stickillen
    Ardee
    Co. Louth
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    2. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Moira Woods
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Stickillin, Co. Louth