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School: Ardnagrath (roll number 5963)

Location:
Ardnagragh, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
M. Ní Mhaoldhomhnaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0747, Page 339

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    Answer : When it is a shamrock.
    What is the worst kind of fare for people to live on?
    Answer : Warfare.
    What goes up when the rain comes down?
    Answer: An umbrella.
    What would you fill a barrel with to make it lighter?
    Answer : I would fill it with holes.
    What is it that has a heart in its head?
    Answer : A head of cabbage.
    How many sides has a box?
    Answer : Two, inside and outside
    What turns without moving?
    Answer : Milk turning sour.
    What has to be killed before it can be cured?
    Answer : A pig.
    Why does a hen cross the road?
    Answer : To get to the other side.
    If I built a wall from Cork to Donegal what height would it be?
    Answer : The height of nonsense.
    Why does a cow look over the wall?
    Answer : Because she cannot look under it.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Frank Mann
    Gender
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