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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Cinn Mhara

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Kinvarra, Co. Galway
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Siúracha na Trócaire
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  1. Local Riddles (continued)

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    How many feet have twenty sheep, a dog, and a man?
    Two feet.
    What is it that creeps on all fours in the morning, two in the middle of the day and three in the evening?
    A man on all fours and a baby, two as a man, three when he is old because he carries a stick.
    Why is a pen like an angry cat?
    Because it scrapes.
    Two black men and a white man went in a motor. The two black men at the white man what was the number of the car?
    281.
    If b-o-y is boy what is girl?
    Female.
    What insect lives on nothing?
    A moth because he eats holes.
    Why are stockings like mice?
    Because they run quickly into holes.
    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