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School: Cill Díoma (B.) (roll number 6516)

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Kildimo, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Seosamh Ó Scealláin
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  1. A Collection of Riddles (continued)

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    Ques. What is the smallest bridge in the world.
    Ans. The bridge of your nose.
    Ques. Spell enemy in three letters.
    Ans. Foe.
    Ques. What's half the moon like.
    Ans. The other half.
    Ques. When half a fish is cooked what's the other half worth.
    Ans. Turning him.
    Ques. A little white and red house always full of meat. He has no doors no'r windows to let me in to eat.
    Ans. an egg.
    Ques. It went up the stairs black and white and it came down (read) red all over.
    Ans. A newspaper.
    Ques. Why is the pig the most curious animal.
    Ans. Because it is killed before it is cured.
    Ques. What is the weight of the moon.
    Ans. One hundred weight or four quarters.
    Ques. What is it that's always behind time.
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    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
    Gerard Griffen
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyvareen, Co. Limerick