School: Court (roll number 13335)
- Location:
- Courtballyedmond, Co. Wexford
- Teachers: Criostóir Ó Cuanáin Liam de Noraidh
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Riddles. April 13th 1938.Why does a chicken cross the road?
To get to the other side.
Why does a cow look over the ditch?
Because she can't look under it.
If it takes a yard and a half to make a coat and a trousers what will it take to make the suit?
The waistcoat.
What goes up when the rain comes down ?
An umberella.
What is it that is full of holes and yet it holds water ?
A sponge.
What is it you break directly when you name it?
Silence.
What goes up with boots and comes down with none ?
A football.
When was beef the highest ?
When the cow jumped over the moon.
Why does a hen pick a pot ?
Because she can't lick it.
What turns without moving ? Milk
What is the deepest thing in the world ?
A tailor's timbel.
What goes around the house all day and sleeps in a corner all night ?
The nails in a man's boots.
What is it that the more you take off it, the bigger it gets ?
A grave,(continues on next page)- Collector
- Mary Doyle
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballyrea, Co. Wexford