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School: Tullow (Monastery)

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Tullow, Co. Carlow
Teacher:
Br. Míchéal Ó Maoileoin
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    Q Gink Gink and never takes a drink?
    A A chain.
    Q Up and down never touches sky or ground?
    A A handle of a pump.
    Q Patch upon patch without any stitches?
    A A head of cabbage
    Q Who is the strongest man in the world.?
    A A policeman because he can hold up the traffic on one hand.
    Q What is the difference between a cat and a match.?
    A A cat lights on its feet and a match on its head.
    Q What is the difference between Noe's ark and Joan of ark?
    A One is made of timber and the other maid of Orleans.
    Q Londonderry, Cork and Kerry spell me "that" without a C or a K.?
    A That.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    M. Lalor
    Address
    Baltinglass, Co. Wicklow