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School: Ringville, Slieverue (roll number 6621)

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Ringville, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Síle de Paor
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    Riddles
    What tree satisfies hunger?
    Ans:- A pantry (a pam-tree)
    What is the hardest thing to find?
    And:- A Shoe for the foot of the mountain.
    If it takes two hours to wash a baby what will it takes to dry her?
    Ans:- A Towel.
    A hard working father, a lazy old mother, and twelve little children all the one colour?
    A Clock.
    Maureen Dillon,
    Rochestown.
    Glenmore. colled from various sources.
    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
    Maureen Dillon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rochestown, Co. Kilkenny