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School: Louth (B.) (roll number 1553)

Location:
Louth, Co. Louth
Teacher:
P. Randles
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0665, Page 021

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    As black as ink and read all over?
    The paper.
    Then man that made it never wore it and the man that wore it never saw it?
    A coffin
    What is the shyest thing in the world?
    A clock because it always has its hands on its face.
    As round as an apple as flat as a pan one side a woman and the other a man?
    A penny
    What is sweeter than jam in a jam pot?
    Jam in your mouth.
    What is the sickest thing in a house?
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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
    Pádhraigh Ó Connachtaigh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carricknashanagh, Co. Louth