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School: Clinstown (roll number 4193)

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Clintstown, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
S. Ó Dúnlaing
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0865, Page 483

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    Q. What part of a dog is the fathest from his bark?
    A. His tail.
    Q. Why does a hen pick a pot?
    A. Because she cannot lick it.
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  2. Riddles

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    8.
    Q. As round as an apple as deep as a pail, it never cries out till it's caught by the tail?
    A. A bell.
    Q. Black and white and read (red) all over?
    A. Newspaper.
    Q. Deep down in the earth is the place of my birth, I'm as black as the night, and I make your homes bright, when I burst into flame, who will tell me what is my name.
    A. Coal.
    Q. As round as an apple, as deep as a cup, and all the king's horses could not draw it up.
    A. A well.
    Q. In comes four legs, took a hold of one leg, up stands two legs, took a hold of three legs, knocked down four legs and brought in one leg.
    A. A dog stole a leg of mutton, a man followed him with a three-legged stool, and knocked him
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Mc Evoy
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Address
    Ardaloo, Co. Kilkenny