School: Askeaton (B.) (roll number 2039)

Location:
Askeaton, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
D. Mac Eoin
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    A:- The other half.
    Q:- If you fell off a tower, what would you fall against.
    A: Your will
    Q:-What is the weight of the moon?
    A:- Four quarters
    Q:- Jenny with the white petticoat Jenny with the red nose, the longer she stands, the shorter she grows.
    A:- A Candle
    Q:- 'Tis full of holes and holds water.
    A:- A Sponge
    Q:- Tis in, 'tis out, 'tis like a trout, 'tis slippery, wet, and greasy.
    A:- Your tongue.
    Q:- 'Tis black, tis white, and red all over.
    A:- A book.
    Q:- Why would a sparrow be angry if you called it a pheasant?
    A:- Because you would make game of it.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Stokes
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyhomin, Co. Limerick