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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Cinn Mhara

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Kinvarra, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Siúracha na Trócaire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0049, Page 0121

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    Why is an orange like a church steeple?
    Because we have a peel from it.
    What flower would you see in the zoo?
    The dandy lion.
    When is money damp.
    When it is due at morning and missed at night.
    What is the cleanest letter in the alphabet?
    H because it is in the middle of washing.
    What is it that was never seen, heard, or felt and yet has a name?
    Nothing.
    Why is a mouse trap like a riddle?
    Because there is a catch in it.
    What is it that shows to others what it cannot see itself?
    A mirror.
    Why is a pen superior to a sword?
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Fallon
    Gender
    Female