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School: Glin (C.) (roll number 3232)

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Glin, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Bean Mhic Cárthaigh
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    Riddles
    1. On what toe does a corn never come?
    Mistletoe
    2. What is it no one has ever seen?
    Tomorrow
    3. What is the difference between a tight shoe and an oak tree?
    One makes corns and the other acorns.
    4. Why is a plum cake like the sea?
    Because they both contain currants.
    5. What fruit is seen on every penny?
    The date
    6. The King of Morocco
    Built a ship
    An' in that ship
    His dauther lived
    An' I'll be blamed
    If I tell her name
    An' I told i three times
    If I told it once
    Answer: Ann
    7. What is the smallest bridge in the world?
    The bridge of my nose
    (continues on next page)
    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
    Máire Ní Sheaghda
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Killeany More, Co. Limerick