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School: Christian Bros., Drogheda (roll number 16718)

Location:
Drogheda, Co. Louth
Teacher:
E. Ó Siordáin
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    1. Q. What has one hundred eyes and cannot see"
    A. A thimble.
    2. Q. What man gets the "sack" as soon as he starts work?
    A. A post-man
    3. Q. As round as an apple,
    As plump as a ball,
    Can leap any Church,
    Steeple and all?
    A. The Sun.
    4. Q. Why is a naughty boy like the letter "u"?
    A. Because they are both in the middle of "Trouble".
    5. Q. What is the strongest insect in the world.
    A. A Snail. Because it always carries it's house on it's back.
    6. Q. When is a piece of wood like a king.
    A. When it is a ruler.
    7. Q. The more you take out of it the bigger it is.
    A. A hole.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Hodgins
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Hardman's Gardens, Co. Louth
    Informant
    Mr James Matthews
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Millmount Square, Co. Louth