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Corlurgan, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
F. Fletcher
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  1. A Collection of Riddles (continued)

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    (continued from previous page)
    O.I.C.U (Oh I see you)
    Why is A like twelve o'clock? Because it's the middle of day.
    Why is a hen on a gate like a penny?
    Because the head is on one side and the tail on the other.
    Who was the fastest runner in the world?
    Adam, because he was the first in the human race.
    What tune makes every body glad? Fortune
    What miss is that whose company nobody wants?
    Misfortune
    At what time was Adam married? On his wedding Eve.
    When does a man weigh most? When he is the heaviest.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eileen Smyth
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clarebane, Co. Cavan