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School: Oileán Ciarraí (roll number 10956)

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Castleisland, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Tadhg Ó Céin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0446, Page 446

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    What do we talk of every day and yet it never comes?
    Tomorrow.
    What is it that is full of holes & yet holds water?
    A Sponge
    What time is it when the clock strikes 13?
    Time to get it repaired.
    What would make more noise than a pig under a gate?
    Two pigs.
    What is the best thing to put in a cake?
    Your teeth.
    What houses are the lightest?
    Lighthouses
    What glasses break easiest?
    Tumblers.
    What does an artist like drawing best?
    His salary.
    Why is a shoemaker's shop like hell?
    Because it is full of bad soles. (souls)
    Where the sun is shining very brightly what sign is it?
    That it is not dark.
    How may feet have 40 sheep a shepherd and his dog?
    Two.
    If you saw a man in the month of June with an old coat full of patches what time would it be?
    Time to get a new one.
    Londonderry, Cork & Kerry spell me that without a k?
    That.
    Why are the knights the strongest people in the town?
    Because they are Samsons (Sam's sons)
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