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School: Doirín an Lomáin (roll number 14235)

Location:
Derreennalomane, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Seán de Barra
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0293, Page 016

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    Have you ever seen a deer with horns?
    Ans., You have never seen a deer with horns, you have seen him with your eyes.
    Why is a drawn tooth like something you have forgotten?
    Ans., Because it is out of your head.
    If I lose a shilling, and suddenly found it, what would I do?
    Ans., Give up looking for it.
    What has a head but cannot get a hat for it
    Ans., Bray - Bray Head.
    If a man got 6d for walking a mile, what would he get for walking eighty miles?
    Ans., Sore feet.
    Why is a dog with a broken leg much like a boy doing sums?
    Ans., Because he puts down three and carries one
    If a fellow met a fellow in a field greens, said a fellow to a fellow what a fellow means how many "fs" are in that?
    Ans., no-one (no "f" in that)
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    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
    Alice Hayes
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derreennalomane, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Pack Hayes
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    69
    Address
    Derreennalomane, Co. Cork