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School: Foynes (C.) (roll number 2814)

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Foynes, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Eithne Ní Mhaidín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0483, Page 086

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  1. Riddles

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    1) What would you give a horse to make him fast?
    A. Nothing
    2) How many feet has forty sheep a shepherd and his dog?
    A. Two feet
    3) What is it that has legs and cannot walk
    A. chair
    4) Why doesn't it matter if a beggar wears a very short coat
    A. because it will be long enough before he gets another.
    5) What is the difference between a bottle of medicine and a hearthrug
    A. One is shaken up and taken and the other is taken up and shaken
    6) Why is a policeman like a rainbow
    A. Because he appears afer a storm
    7) When is a ten-Shilling note of no value
    A. When compared iwth a pount note because it is worth-less
    7) What key is the hardest to turn
    A. A donkey
    8) On which side of a jug is the handle
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máire Ní Chonríogh
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs J. King
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Foynes, Co. Limerick