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School: Kilcormac (Mercy Convent)

Location:
Kilcormac, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
Sr M. Finghín
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    What i sit that shows others and cannot see itself?
    A mirror
    What tune makes everyone glad?
    Fortune
    What kind of fish does a man out of work want?
    A place (plaice)
    Why is a fly taller than most men?
    Because it stands over six feet without shoes or stockings.
    Why is sympathy like blind - man's buff?
    Because it is a feeling for another
    Why is chimney - sweeping a very suitable business?
    Because it soots everyone who buys it.
    What is higher and nicer with the head off?
    A pillow
    Why is it impossible to sweep out a room?
    Because you sweep out the dirt and leave the room.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bernadette Dunne
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Mountbolus, Co. Offaly