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School: Piercetown (B.) (roll number 4990)

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Piercetown, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Maitiú Ó Cléirigh
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    1. Why is a lame dog like a good scholar.?
    Because he puts down three and carries one.
    2. Why is a shoemaker's shop like hell.?
    Because three are so many soles in it.
    3. How many apples would make a "pear" (pair)?
    Two.
    4. What is the strongest thing in the world?
    A candle because it wakes the dead.
    5. What Saint got into heaven by the skin of his teeth.?
    Saint Just-in.
    6. If it takes ten and a half yards to make a coat and waistcoat what would it take to make a suit.?
    A breeches.
    7. Why is a horse like toffee.?
    Because the more you lick it the faster it goes.
    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
    Peter Murphy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyfinoge Great, Co. Wexford