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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Ráth Luirc

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Charleville, Co. Cork
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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    Q. A house ful a yard ful and you can't get a bowl ful
    A. "smoke"
    Q. When is a soldier not a soldier
    A. "When he is in quarters"
    Q. What is it you must keep after giving it to another?
    A. Your word.
    Q. What is that which has a mouth but never speaks a bed but never sleeps in it?
    A. A River
    Q. What was it a blind man took at breakfast that restored his sight?
    A. The took a cup and saw sir (saucer)
    Q. How would you express in two letters that you were twice the size of your companion
    A. I. W.[?]
    Q. What is taken from you before
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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
    Ester de Burca
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Charleville, Co. Cork