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School: Clochar na Toirbhirte, Sráid an Mhuilinn (roll number 2278)

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Millstreet, Co. Cork
Teacher:
An tSr. Caoimhín
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  1. A Collection of Riddles

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    The following are some riddles which I have heard in the parish of Millstreet.
    Why are there so many turns in the road from Mallow to Cork?
    Because one good turn deserves another.
    Why are bells very obedient?
    Because they make sounds when they are tolled.
    Why are people at a party playing "Blind Man's Buff" always kind?
    Because they can't help feeling for others.
    Why is the letter C something of a magician?
    Because it turns ash into cash.
    Why is a pair of skates like an apple?
    Because both of them have caused the fall of Man.
    Why could not your aunts and uncles and cousins exist without you?
    Because they would not be aunts uncles and cousins without "U".
    Why is it that we never have a
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Anna Crowley
    Gender
    Female