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School: Caisleán Ó gConaing (B.) (roll number 9685)

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Castleconnell, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Donncha Ó Huallacháin
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    Riddles
    Q. What is it that money can't buy?
    A. Teeth for the mouth of the Shannon, a button for a coat of paint, a boot for the foot of Keeper.
    Q. Why is love like a banana skin
    A. Because it always lets you down.
    Q. What is half the moon like
    A. The other half
    Q. How many hairs on a bull
    A. Four (three pence = 1/2)
    Q. There is a man in a field and if you lift up his hand his nose will bleed.
    A. A pump.
    Q. What is it that makes boots, it hops it flies and it cannot walk.
    A. A football.
    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
    Informant
    Seán Mc Cabe
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Castleconnell, Co. Limerick