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School: Drumaweir (roll number 5228)

Location:
Drumaweer, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Aodh Ó Dómhnaill
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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    A violin.
    What is the difference between a stamp and a schoolmaster?
    One sticks with a lick and the other licks with a stick.
    Why is Ireland the richest country in the world?
    Because its capital is always Dublin (doubling).
    What is it was made to day, no one likes to keep and no one likes to give away?
    One's bed.
    What is it goes round and round the house and rests in a corner at night?
    The broom.
    I know a house; it would not hold a mouse and it has as many windows as are in the king's house.
    A thimble.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Kealey
    Gender
    Male