School: Church Hill, Cuffe's Grange (roll number 5927)

Location:
Church Hill, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Floinn
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  1. 1. Enough for one, too much for two and nothing for three, takes one to make and two to keep?
    (A Secret
    2. When is a window like a star?
    (When it is a skylight)
    3. What is that which you cannott hold ten minutes, although it is as light as a feather?
    (Your breath.)
    4. When is the worst weather for rats and mice?
    (When it rains cats and dogs.)
    5. Why is the letter E like death?
    (Because it is the end of live.)
    6. What is the difference between an angler and a dunce?
    (One baits his hook, the other hates his book.
    7. Why is a cigar-loving man like a tallow candle?
    (Because he will smoke when he is going out.)
    8. How do bees dispose of their honey?
    (They cell it)
    9. What game do the waves play at?
    (At pitch and toss)
    10. When is a clock on the stairs dangerous?
    (When it runs down and strikes one.)
    11. Why is a little dog's tail like the heart of a tree?
    (Because it is farthest from the bark.)
    12. What do we often catch yet never see?
    (A passing remark.)
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kattie Dunne
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Raheenduff, Co. Kilkenny
    Collector
    Nancy Butler
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Grangecuffe, Co. Kilkenny