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School: Eslin (roll number 10026)

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Eslinbridge, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Pilib Mac Aonghusa
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    Why does a hen pick a pot
    Ans:- because she can't lick it.
    Q:- What is it that can make more noise at a gate than one pig
    Ans. Two pigs or more.
    Q:- Why does a man go to bed
    Ans:- Because the bed won't come to him.
    Q:- Whats the first thing a man does when he goes to bed
    Ans: Tosses the Clothes
    Q:- Round the house, and round the house, and lies at the back door.
    Ans- A beesem.
    Q:- Through the wood, and through the wood, and leaves a rag on every bush.
    Ans: The fog.
    Q: There's a little thing in this house, and there's more windows on it than the Lord Mayor's House.
    Ans = A Thimble.
    Q = Put in dry, taken out wet, the longer its in the stronger it gets
    Ans = tea when it is whet.
    Q. A little messenger from house to house, and its always out at night.
    Ans = A lane.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Pilib Mac Aonghusa
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Teacher
    Address
    Mohill, Co. Leitrim