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School: Owning Convent (roll number 16430)

Location:
Owning, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Sr. M. Bernadette
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    Q. What is it that turns without moving?
    A. Milk.
    Q. What is it that never leaves it's place, and yet it is always moving?
    A. A clock.
    Q. Little red heifer beside the wall, eats all she gets, and drinks none at all?
    A. A fire.
    Q. When is a fire not a fire?
    A. When it is aflame.
    Q. What town in Ireland is always increasing?
    A. Dublin; Doublin?
    Q. Long legs, crooked thighs, little head, and no eyes?
    A. A tongs.
    Q. When is a cow converted?
    A. When she is turned into a field.
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    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
    Stella Bowe
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ashtown, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    James Bowe
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    56
    Address
    Ashtown, Co. Kilkenny