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School: Fieldstown, Drogheda (roll number 14462)

Location:
Fieldstown, Co. Louth
Teacher:
Bean Uí Chléirigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0674, Page 193

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  1. Riddles of the District (continued)

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    9. What side of the road does the chicken hop? The side he sees the worm.
    10. A house full a room full and could not hold a spoonful? Smoke
    11. As round as a marble as deep as a cup and all the kings horses could not full it up? A well.
    12. Why is a tree like a dog? Because both have a bark.
    13. What weight is the moon? one hundred weight. Because there are four quarters in it.
    14. What goes round the wood but never gets into it? The bark of a tree.
    15. What goes up when rain comes down? An umbrella.
    16. Why is a drummer the fastest man in the world? Because time beats all mean and the drummer beats time.
    17. If a shovel and a poker cost a half crown what will a tom of coal come to? Ashes.
    18. Two black men and a white man went for a drive in a car the two black men ate the white man what was the number of the car?
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Josie Winters
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Hamlinstown, Co. Louth