School: Ballyheerin (roll number 16279)

Location:
Ballyheerin, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Aodh Ó Frighil
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    Question: A man had ten sons and every son has a sister, how many daughters had the man?
    Answer: One.
    Question: I met a man in London with a hundred patches on his trousers what time was it?
    Answer: Time he had a new pair.
    Question: What is the difference in a hill and a pill?
    Answer: One is hard to get up and the other is hard to get down.
    Question: How deep is the sea?
    Answer: A stone throw.
    Question: What is it that a black hen can do and a white hen cannot do?
    Answer: The black hen can lay a white egg and the white hen cannot lay a black egg.
    Question: If a man fell from a ladder what would he fall against?
    Answer: Against his will.
    Question: What can cross the river without making noise?
    Answer: Your shadow.
    Question: Its black, its white, and red all over?
    Answer: A letter.
    Question: I ran and got it I sat and I looked for it. If I get it I will throw it away and if I do not I will take it home with me?
    Answer: A jag in your feet.
    Question: Its long, its narrow, its not very wide and it wears
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Aodh Ó Frighil
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Múinteoir