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School: Ballykelly

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Ballykelly, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Pádraig Mac Uadain
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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    Mrs D, Mrs i, Mrs ffi, Mrs c, Mrs u, Mrs lty,
    Difficulty.
    Why do you go to bed?
    Because it will not go to you.
    One fine day in the middle of the night two dead men got up to fight, two cripples went for police, and two blind men went to make peace. What is that?
    A lie.
    What's full and holds more?
    A pot full of potatoes when you pour water in.
    What's brought to the table cut and never eaten?
    A pack of cards.
    What is the longest word?
    Smiles.
    When is a horse not a horse?
    When he is turned into a field.
    When is a man up to his ears in debt?
    When he hat on his head not paid for.
    What's a herring worth When half-eaten?
    Turning.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Sarah O' Neill
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Whitechurch, Co. Wexford