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School: Earl Darnley (roll number 13573)

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Athboy, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Siubhán Ní Loichéid
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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    Answer. A pipe.
    7) The cross of a plough, the keel (kiel) of a ship, put an "a" in the middle and spell it to me.
    Answer. Crossakiel.
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    (1) When is love a deformity?
    Answer. When it is all on one side.
    2) In which month do ladies talk least?
    Answer. February - the shortest month of the year.
    3) What kind of a face should an auctioneer have?
    Answer. A for-bidding one.
    4) Why may we assume that a student is very hungry?
    Answer. Because he devours books.
    5) Give the name of the people who first discovered the art of boxing?
    Answer. The Hittites.
    6) What will give a cold, cure a cold and pay the doctor when cured?
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Grace Crawford
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Stirrupstown, Co. Meath