School: Mullach Ruadh (roll number 10654)

Location:
Mullaghroe, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Bean Uí Nia
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  1. Why is a girl like a bell?
    Answer. Because you do not know what she is, until you give her a ring.
    What gets shoes but never wears them?
    Answer. A football.
    When was beef at its highest?
    Answer. When the cow jumped over the moon.
    Why is a girl like a drunkard?
    Answer. because both of them are fond of the glass.
    If your father was a cannon what would be?
    Answer. Son of a gun.
    Twice in a moment but never in a thousand years.
    Answer. The letter M.
    If a hen and a half lays an egg and a half in a day and a half how much will a hen lay in a week?
    Answer. Seven eggs.
    Where was Moses when the light went out?
    Answer. In the dark.
    What goes from house to house with its neck twisted?
    Answer. The neck of a beggars man bag.
    What has a bed but never lies in it?
    Answer. A river
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peadar Needham
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gorteen, Co. Sligo