School: Boulavogue
- Location:
- Boleyvogue, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Énrí Tréinfhear
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0890, Page 149
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- 16 -11- 37.Riddles
1. When are peas like soldiers?
- When they are shelled.
2. Why is a card-player always in good company?
- Because he plays with kings and queens.
3. Why are some people like a hard baked loaf.
- Because they are crusty.
4. Why is a baby like a small diamond
- Because it is a dear little thing.
5. Why is the top of a dog's tail and the heart of an oak tree so much like one another?
- Because they are the farest away from the bark.
6. What is patch upon patch without any stitches?
- A head of cabbage.
7. What part of a motor car goes into a town first
- The noise of it.
8. What is brought to te table cut and not eaten.
- A pack of cards.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Brigid Lacey
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Monamolin, Co. Wexford
- Collector
- Michael Parle
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballycarrigeen Upper, Co. Wexford
- Collector
- Nora Breen
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carrigeen, Co. Wexford
