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1. Riddles

   

   Roinn Roinn Postáil

   Riddles

   Collected by Josephine Fleury, Rathgibbon.

   1. When the clock strikes 13 what time is it?
   A. Time to have the clock repaired.
   2. What author was never slow?
   A. Swift.
   3. In what month do women talk the least?
   A. February - the shortest month.
   4. Which country ought to be the richest in the world?
   A. Ireland - for it's capital is always Dublin.
   5. What is the best way to make a coat last?
   A. Make vest and trousers first.
   6. What is that which is full of holes and still holds water?
   A. A sponge.
   7. Who may marrry a wife and yet live single?
   A. A clergyman.
   8. What is that you can keep after giving it up to someone else?
   A. Your word.
   9. Why are bakers very self denying people?
   A. Because they sell what they knead themselves.
   10. What town is drawn more frequently than any other?
   A. Cork
   11. Why is life like this riddle?
   A. Because you must give it up.
   12. What can you fill a barrel with to make it lighter?
   A. Holes.

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