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School: Faithlegg (C.), Portláirge (roll number 11615)

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Faithlegg, Co. Waterford
Teacher:
Mary J. Brazil
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    Riddles
    Q What would you not like to have, and if you had it, you would not like to lose it?
    A A bald head.
    Q What is made round to go round?
    A A penny.
    Q Flies high, lies low wears boots and still has no feet?
    A A football.
    Q As I was going to the fair of St Ives
    I met seven men with their seven
    wives and each of the wives had
    seven sacks (and in each of sacks) there was seven cats and each of the cats had seven kittens. How many were going
    to the fair of St Ives?
    A One, myself.
    Q What goes in dry and comes out wet?
    A Tea.
    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
    Annie Conroy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Faithlegg, Co. Waterford