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School: Askeaton (B.) (roll number 2039)

Location:
Askeaton, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
D. Mac Eoin
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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    Q What has a head and no face?
    A A match.
    Q What has a face and no head?
    A A watch.
    Q What weight is the moon?
    A Four Quarters.
    Q It runs from door to door and is out all night?
    A A path.
    Q The man that made it never wore it, and the man that wore it never sees it?
    A A coffin.
    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
    Thomas Cullinane
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Askeaton, Co. Limerick