School: Star of the Sea Convent, Tramore (roll number 12334)

Location:
Tramore, Co. Waterford
Teacher:
Sr. M. Consiglio
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  1. I went for three days holidays. I went on Sunday and came home on Sunday, How did I manage it? Sunday was the name of my horse.
    What bed is nice and soft, well covered and nicely made yet it is not meant to be slept in? A flower bed.
    What flies high, flies low, wears boots and has none? A football.
    Where did Noah strike the first nail? On the head.
    This moist this damp and green by the banks and this fit for a queen to live in? a grave.
    I have a little man above in the field when I would pull his (head) leg his nose will bleed? A pump.
    If a man had 20 patches on his trousers what time would it be? Time to get a new one
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Alice Lynch
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilbride North, Co. Waterford
    Informant
    Mrs Mc Donald
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female