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School: Churchtown (Baile an Teampoill) (roll number 1132)

Location:
Churchtown, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Liam Ó Briain
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    Why does a hen pick a pot?
    Ans – Because she couldn’t lick it.
    Why does a hen cross the road?
    Ans – To get to the other side.
    Why is a dead donkey like a narrow borheen?
    Ans – Because he has no breath (breadth)
    If you got up on a donkey where would you get down?
    Ans – On a goose.
    There was a man going along the road and he saw a tree with two apples on it. He took no apples off and he left no apples on. What did he do?
    Ans – He took one apple off and he left one apple on.
    What is half the moon like?
    Ans – The other half.
    What is full of holes and yet holds water?
    Ans – A sponge.
    What is it heat or cold travels the faster?
    Ans – Heat because you can catch cold.
    What is difference between a cat and a comma?
    Ans – A cat has its claws at the end of his paws and a comma has its pause at the
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Pádruig Breathnach
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballymacotter, Co. Cork