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School: Inistioge (B.) (roll number 1916)

Location:
Inistioge, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Máirtín Breathnach
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0859, Page 096

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    A little wood, a little wire, a little house without a fire?
    A bird cage.
    Which bird can lift the heaviest weight?
    The crane.
    What wig is impossible for a barber to make?
    An earwig.
    Why is a turkey a wise bird?
    Because he never makes a goose of himself.
    Why is a cheap pair of stockings like a mouse?
    Both will run into holes.
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  2. Riddles

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    How many feet have forty sheep a shepard and his dog?
    Two feet.
    Long legs a little head and no eyes?
    A tongs.
    Why does a cow look over the ditch?
    Because she can't look under it.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick O' Keeffe
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Inistioge, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Mr James O' Keefe
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    46
    Address
    Inistioge, Co. Kilkenny