School: Naomh Seosamh (Buachaillí)

Location:
Glennamaddy, Co. Galway
Teacher:
S. Ó Deagha
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  1. (1) Four bottles up on a hill no cork on them why don't they spill? Ans= A cow's teats.
    (2) Why does a cow look over the ditch? Ans= Because she can't look under it.
    (3) Why does a hen cross the road? Ans= To get to the other side.
    (4) Twenty four white cows lied up in as stall down comes a red one and jumps over them all. Ans= your teeth and tongue.
    (5) Change a pound without coppers silver or paper? Ans= sovereign.
    (6) North, south, east and west twenty five teeth and no mouth? Ans= A Harrow.
    (7) Who is the strongest man in the world? Ans= A guard because he can stop a car with one hand.
    (8) Who wears the biggest hat? Ans= The man with the biggest head.
    (9) It hoes round the house all day and sits down at night. Ans= A broom.
    (10) What has a head and no face? Ans= A match.
    (11) What has a face but cannot see?
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Hussey
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Glennamaddy, Co. Galway