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School: Clochar na Trócaire, An Tulach

Location:
Tulla, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Sr. M. Lorcán
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0590, Page 048

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    A. because she wants to get to the other side.
    Q.Why should you never whisper?
    A.Because it is not allowed.(aloud)
    Q.What is most like a horse shoe?
    A. The other shoe.
    Q.Why is a lazy dog like a hill.
    A. Because he is a slow pup (slope up)
    Q.Why are stout men sad?
    A.Because they are men of sights(sides).
    Q.Why does a hen pick the pot.
    A Because (they are men of)she cannot lick it.
    Q.Long legs crooked thighs small head and no eyes?
    A. A tongs.
    Q.Around the house all day and in the corner at night.
    A. A sweeping brush.
    Q.As I went out a slippery gap I met my uncle Thady ,I cut off his head and left his body easy?
    A.A head of cabbage.
    Q.What stick does not grow in the wood?
    A.A candle-stick.
    Q.Why is candy like a racing horse ?
    A.Because the more you lick it the faster it goes.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Siú Ní Mocháin
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Address
    Tulla, Co. Clare