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School: Dernakesh (B)

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Dernakesh, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
T. Ó Comhraidhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1017, Page 306

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  1. A Collection of Riddles (continued)

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    A A man ploughing
    Q What has eyes and cannot see and a
    tongue that cannot talk?
    A A boot
    Q Why is a black hen more clever than a
    white hen?
    A A black hen can lay a white egg and
    a white hen cannot lay a black egg.
    Q If a fellow saw a fellow in a fellows
    field of beans could a fellow tell a
    fellow what a fellow means how
    many f's in "that"?
    A There are no fs in "that"
    Q What goes up the chimney down
    and would not go down the chimney
    up?
    A An umbrella
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Daniels
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lisdoagh, Co. Cavan