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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Ráth Luirc

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    A. The plane tree.
    Q. When is a smack like a hat?
    A. When it is felt.
    Q. When is a soldier generous?
    A. When he presents alms
    Q. Why should Ireland soon be rich?
    A. Because Dublin is its capital
    Q. Why is a miser like a man with a bad memory?
    A. He is always forgetting.
    Q. Why is a king like a book?
    A. Because he has pages.
    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
    Treasa Ní Gráda
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Broghill South, Co. Cork