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School: Ferrybank, Waterford (roll number 14999)

Location:
Ferrybank, Co. Waterford
Teacher:
R. Ó Luinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0844, Page 147

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  1. Riddles (continued)

    “What goes around the house all day...”

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    The noise.
    What is the difference between a hard loaf of bread and a greasy pool?
    One is hard to get up and other is hard to get down.
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    “If a nurse washes a child in five minutes what will she dry the child in?”

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    If a nurse washes a child in five minutes what will she dry the child in?
    A towel.
    What man in the world wears the biggest hat?
    The man with the biggest head.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    J. Roche
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ferrybank, Co. Waterford
    Informant
    Mrs Roche
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ferrybank, Co. Waterford