School: Kilmurry (C.) (roll number 10395)

Location:
Kilmurry, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Mrs Ellen Mary O' Connor
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    When should you lose your temper?
    When it is a bad one.
    When is a penny like a hermit?
    When it is alone.
    Two legs up two legs down soft in the middle and hard all round?
    A bed.
    What is half the moon like?
    Like the other half.
    What stick does not grow in the wood?
    A candle stick.
    What is it that has a lot of eyes and cannot see?
    A potato.
    Long legs crooked thighs small head and no eyes?
    A tongs.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maureen Kelliher
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ardnagragh, Co. Kerry