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School: Ceis (roll number 15342)

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Kesh, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Proinnsias Ó Hainín
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    (98) Question: Why does a hen cross the road?
    Answer: To get to the other side.
    (99) Question: What has a body and three feet?
    Answer: A pot.
    (100) Question: What drinks but never eats?
    Answer: Ashes
    (101) Question: What is the last thing you do before you go to bed?
    Answer: Take your feet off the floor.
    (102) Question: What is full in the day and empty at night?
    Answer: Your shoe.
    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
    Nora Kenny
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Toomour, Co. Sligo