School: Faithlegg (C.), Portláirge (roll number 11615)
- Location:
- Faithlegg, Co. Waterford
- Teacher: Mary J. Brazil
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0653, Page 77
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- RiddlesWhat part of a cow goes out a gap first?
Her breath.
What goes around the house all day and sits in a corner all night?
A brush.
Why is a candle the loudest thing in the world?
Because it wakes the dead.
What is the smallest room in the world?
A mushroom
Why is a clock the shyest thing in the world?
Because it keeps its hands on its face.
How many kinds of trees grow in a wood?
Two - crooked and straight.
What goes up when the rain comes down?
An umbrella.
Neither fish nor flesh nor feather nor bone
But still has feathers and tumbs of its own?
A glove.
When is the clock hungry?
When it is going to "eight"
Flies high, lies low, wears boots and yet it has no feet.
A football.
- Collector
- Margaret Dobbyn
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carriglea, Co. Waterford
