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School: Tolerton, Ballylickmoyler (roll number 11321)

Location:
Towlerton, Co. Laois
Teacher:
L. Ó Broin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0838, Page 234

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    A The back of a watch! -
    Q Why does a hen pick a pot?
    A Because she cant lick it! -
    Q What do you tie your boots for?
    A To keep the calves of your legs from eating the wisps out of them! -
    Q As round as an apple as flat as a pan the half of a woman the whole of a man?
    A a penny! -
    Q What's the smallest country in the world?
    A Cork because it can fit in the neck of a bottle! -
    Q Two saw it, five plucked it, twelve chewed it, and one swallowed it?
    A An Apple
    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
    Patrick Doyle
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ardateggle, Co. Laois
    Informant
    Michael Doyle
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ardateggle, Co. Laois