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School: Páirc an Iarla (roll number 9303)

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Rathpeak, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Mícheál Mac Ceit
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0272, Page 068

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    A. Because she cant look under it
    Q. Why does a hen pick a pot
    A. Because she cant lick it
    Q. What is the biggest thing in a wood
    A. A cows lew
    Q. If you get up an ass what will you get down on
    A. A goose
    Q. Little thing little thing smaller than a mouse has more windows than a Kings house
    A. A thimble
    Q. What comb is the sweetest
    A. A honey comb
    Q. What is the most sporting number
    A. Tennis
    Q. What poet was never slow
    A. Swift
    Q. Why is an habitually naught boy like a star ??
    A. Because he cant be kept in order without a ??
    Q. What is it which denotes the state of the mind and of the body
    A. The tongue
    Q. When is a man like a looking glass
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Kenny
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lowtown Kilcashel, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Kieran Kenny
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lowtown Kilcashel, Co. Roscommon