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School: Cluain Uamha (C.) (roll number 12828)

Location:
Cloyne, Co. Cork
Teacher:
E. Geeleher
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0394, Page 245

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    Quest., As I went up a stony gap I met my Uncle Paddy, I cut off his head, drank his blood, and left his body easy?
    Ans., Bottle of whiskey.
    Quest., What is the last thing you take off when going to bed?
    Ans., Your feet off the floor.
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  2. Riddles

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    Quest: What fish cannot swim?
    Ans: A dead one.
    Quest: What three letters frighten a burglar?
    Ans: I C U.
    Quest: What wears boots and has none.?
    Ans: A football
    Quest: What has an eye and cannot see?
    Ans: A needle.
    Quest: Patch upon patch and no stitch?
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Josephine Cahill
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Power
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloyne, Co. Cork