School: Rathdowney (B.) (roll number 15595)

Location:
Rathdowney, Co. Laois
Teacher:
P. Ó Héigceartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0828, Page 054

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  1. QUES; There is a man in my field and when I pull his leg his nose bleeds.What is the man?
    ANS; A pump.
    QUES; What goes up a ladder with its head down?
    ANS; A stud in a man's boot.
    QUES; Why does a cow look over a ditch?
    ANS; Because she cannot look under it.
    QUES; Why does a chicken pick a pot?
    ANS Because she cannot lick it.
    QUES; Why does a hen cross the road?
    ANS; To get to the other side.
    QUES;What is always over the ground and never touches the ground?
    ANS; A pipe in a coal man's pocket.
    QUES; What goes up when the rain comes down?
    ANS; An umbrella,
    QUES; A house full a room full you couldn't catch a spoon full?
    ANS;Smoke.
    QUES; Black and white and read all over?
    ANS; A newspaper.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eamonn O Keefe
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rathdowney, Co. Laois
    Informant
    Mr Gorman
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    67
    Address
    Rathdowney, Co. Laois