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School: Liostuathail (B.) 1.

Location:
Listowel, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Haodha
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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    Q. What is the longest word.
    A. Smiles, because there is a mile in the middle of it.
    Q. Why is a teapot like a picture.
    A. Because there are both drawn.
    Q. It is black, it is white,
    And it is read all over.
    A. A newspaper.
    Q. What is the strongest creature in the world.
    A. A snail, because it carries the house on its back.
    Q. What is the strongest day in the week.
    A. Sunday, because all the other days are week days.
    Q. When you fall what do you fall against.
    A. Your will.
    Q. What is the shyest article in the house.
    A. The clock, because it always has its hands to
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Éamonn Ó Catháin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Listowel, Co. Kerry