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School: Killmallock Convent School

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Kilmallock, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
An tSr. Dimpna
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    If a man got 6d for walking a mile what would he get for walking 30 miles?
    Answer = Sore feet.
    Why is D. like a squalling child?
    Answer = Because it makes Ma mad.
    Why is dancing like new milk?
    Answer = Because it strengthens the calves.
    Why does a lady look at the moon?
    Answer: Because she sees a man in it.
    When is a man out of date?
    Answer = When he's a week (weak) back.
    Why is a boy watching a football match like a bee-hive?
    Answer = Because he is a spectator and a spectator is a beholder (bee-holder)
    I met a thing rolled up in a sop, it was neither fish, flesh, feather or bone, and after three weeks it walked alone?
    Answer = A chicken in an egg.
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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
    Maureen O' Connor
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Ballingaddy North, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Winefrid O' Connor
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    46
    Address
    Ballingaddy North, Co. Limerick