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School: Kilmaganny, Thomastown

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Kilmaganny, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
C. Ó Hurdail
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  1. A Collection of Riddles (continued)

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    (8) It come out of your pocket red & white goes back black & white.
    A match
    (9) Patch upon patch without any stitches. Riddle me that & I'll buy you a new breeches.
    A head of cabbage.
    (10) Why does a hen cross the road?
    To get to the other side
    (11) What is it that has teeth & no mouth?
    A Saw.
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  2. A Collection of Riddles

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    (1) Why is a king compared to a book?
    Because he has pages.
    (2) Why is a dog's tail compared to the bark of a tree?
    Because it is the farthest away from the bark.
    (3) What part of a car goes into the town first?
    The Noise.
    (4) Take away its "I" from a word & you have left its 'nose'.
    Noise
    (5) When is a cow not a cow?
    When she is turned into a field.
    (6) When is a soldier not a soldier?
    When he is in quarters.
    (7) How many feet have twenty sheep, a shepherd & his dog?
    Two.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret O' Neill
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Srughawadda, Co. Kilkenny