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School: St Patricks Convent, Kilkenny (roll number 10478)

Location:
Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Sr. M. Dominic
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0855, Page 301

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    celery (salary) and keeps his own (thyme) time.
    A little white and round house and it is full of meat, but has no doors or windows to let me into eat?
    An egg.
    Why is a lady like a drunkard?
    Because they are both fond of the glass.
    Why is the letter K like a pig's tail?
    Because it is at the end of pork>
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    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
    Josie Mc Cabe
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny