School: Ballinamore (B.) (roll number 2820)

Location:
Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Seán Heslin
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  1. Q. What has every one and so has a needle?
    A. An eye.
    Q. As white as milk as black as ink and it hops on the road like a hail stone?
    A. A magpie.
    Q. How many sides on a apple?
    A. Two, the outside and the inside.
    Q. I have a little house and it would not hold a mouse and there are as many windows in it as in the old king's house?
    A. A thimble.
    Q. Why is a clock so thoughtful looking?
    A. Because it has its hands on its face.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Berney Mc Partlan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Aghaleague, Co. Leitrim
  2. Q. What can you crack without touching it?
    A. A joke.
    Q. What odd number becomes even beheaded?
    A. Seven
    Q. What is the last thing you do before you go into bed?
    A. Lift your foot off the floor.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.