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School: Drom Dhá Liag (C.) (roll number 12230)

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Drimoleague, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Dhrisceoil
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    Q. Noddy noddy, two heads and one body.
    A. A barrel
    Q. How many balls of twine, would reach the sun
    A. One if it were long enough.
    Q. What is hald the moon like.
    A. Like the other half.
    Q. When the clock stricks thirteen what time is it.
    A. Time for the clock to be fixed.
    Q. What tune makes everybody glad
    A. Fortune.
    Q. What is the best way to turn people's heads
    A. Go to chuch late.
    Q. What is the best board of health.
    A. A cupboard.
    Q. What is that, which is often brought to the table always cut and never eaten.
    A. A pack of cards.
    Q. What makes a pair of shoes.
    A. Two shoes.
    Q. How many peas in one Pint.
    A. One P.
    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
    Kattie Forde
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Dromdaleague, Co. Cork