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School: Caisleán Grás, Cloichín an Mhargaidh (roll number 11288)

Location:
Castlegrace, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Éamonn Ó hAilgheanáin
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    What tree satisfies hunger?
    The pantry
    Why is twice 1o like twice 11?
    Because twice 10 are 20 and twice 11 are twenty-two (two)
    What asks no questions but requires many answers?
    A doorbell
    What part of a cow goes out the gap first?
    The breathe
    Which is the quickest way to get to France from Dover?
    Cross off the D and then you get over
    If you take away my first letter, then my second letter, then all my letters, and I am still the same. What am i?
    a postman
    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
    Mary Farrell
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Graigue, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Thomas Farrell
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    56
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Graigue, Co. Tipperary