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School: Castlecuffe, Mountmellick (roll number 8749)

Location:
Castlecuffe, Co. Laois
Teacher:
J. Devereux
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0824, Page 157

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    1; What part of a cow goes out through the gap first.?
    Her breath.
    2; What goes up and down and never reaches the sky or ground..?
    The handle of a pump.
    3; When is a black dog not a black dog?
    When he is a greyhound.
    4; Why does a cow look over the ditch?
    Because she cannot look under it,
    5; What is always stirring and still it never stirs out of it's place?
    A pigs tail.
    6' Who wears the biggest hat n the world?
    The man with the biggest head.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Malone
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballynahimmy, Co. Laois
    Informant
    Joseph Malone
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballynahimmy, Co. Laois