School: Clochar na Toirbhirte

Location:
Lismore, Co. Waterford
Teacher:
Sr M. Gráinne
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  1. 1. What is the biggest ant in the world?
    Elephant
    2. What is the difference between a dressmaker and a farmer?
    One sews what she gathers, and the other gathers what is he sows.
    3. When did Moses sleep five in a abed?
    When he slept with his fore-father.
    4. Why is a pelican like a fishmonger?
    Because he puts fish in his bill
    5. Nine pears hanging high, Nine men passing by. Each man took a pear. Yet eight are hanging there. How was that?
    Each man was the name of a man who took the pear.
    6. Why is a good cake like a dusty carpet?
    Because it needs a good beating.
    7. What do we get from the sun that we do not get from the moon?
    Freckles.
    8. Why is the letter "I" never late?
    Because it
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peggy O' Brien
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lismore, Co. Waterford
    Informant
    Mrs G. O' Brien
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lismore, Co. Waterford