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School: Inistioge (B.) (roll number 1916)

Location:
Inistioge, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Máirtín Breathnach
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    No flesh no bone four fingers and a thumb?
    A Glove.
    Black and white and red all over?
    A newspaper.
    What part of france is in London?
    The letter N.
    What do you cut and never eat?
    A pack of cards.
    What has a head, no eyes, no ears and no nose.
    A match.
    What tree is the nearest to the sea?
    The beech.
    If it takes five minutes for a man to wash himself what will it take to dry himself?
    A towel.
    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
    Edward Cody
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Inistioge, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Mr M. Cody
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    43
    Address
    Inistioge, Co. Kilkenny