School: St Columb's Moville

Location:
Moville, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Hamilton Stewart
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  1. (continued from previous page)
    R. What goes up when the rain comes down.
    A. An umbrella.
    R. Why does a cow look over a wall.
    A. Because it cannot see through it
    R. Why does a miller wear a white hat.
    A. To cover his head.
    R. Why is a bridge like a pound note
    A. They both go from bank to bank
    R. What goes into the barrel but never touches it.
    A. The sun.
    R. Why doesn't a busy man catch cold easy.
    A. Because he is wrapped in his work.
    R. What is it nobody wants to have and yet nobody wants to lose.
    A. A bald head.
    R What is white and black and red (read) all over.
    A. A book.
    R. Where was the first potatoes found in Donegal.
    A. In the ground.
    R. Why is a pig strange.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Hamilton Stewart
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Moville, Co. Donegal