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School: Naomh Seosamh (Buachaillí)

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Glennamaddy, Co. Galway
Teacher:
S. Ó Deagha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0017, Page 354

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    twenty patches in his trousers what time would it be? Ans = Time to get a new one.
    (12) It goes in dry and comes out wet, the longer you leave it the stronger it gets? Ans = Tea.
    (13) What tables do we cook and eat? Ans = Vegetables.
    (14) Twenty sheep went out a gap one fell dead, how many came back? Ans = Nineteen.
    (15) Why is a dog like a tree? Ans = Because both lose their bark when dead.
    (16) The longer you pull it the shorter it gets? Ans = A Cigarette.
    (17) I went to the wood and got it. I sat down and looked for it and brought it home because I could not find it? Ans = A thorn.
    (18) How far can a dog go in a wood? Ans = Only half way because he goes in one half and goes out the other.
    (19) What is the strongest animal in the world? Ans = A snail because it carries its house on its back.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Malacky Keaveny
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Clooncon East, Co. Galway