School: Louth (C.) (roll number 3252)

Location:
Louth, Co. Louth
Teacher:
M. Ní Chasaide
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  1. What pen is never used for writing?
    A sheep pen.
    What two letters of the alphabet remind us of an English country?
    SX (Essex)
    Who was the first man to travel round the world?
    The man in the moon.
    What is the difference between your overcoat and a baby?
    One you wear, the other you were.
    Why is a tight show like a fine summer?
    Because it makes the corn grow.
    Why is a person suffering from rheumatism like a window?
    He is full of pains (panes).
    If the alphabet were invited out, at what time would UVWXYZ go?
    After tea (t).
    How can you double your capital?
    By making one pound two every day.
    What is the wettest letter in the alphabet?
    T because it is in the middle of water.
    What has one leg, one arm and four faces?
    A lamp post.
    In which Islands do you find good singers?
    The Canaries.
    Why is a thief a reasonable man?
    Because he is open to conviction.
    Why is the sun like a good leaf?
    Because its light when it rises.
    Forty sheep went out a gap, forty more followed that, six, seven, ten, eleven, three and two how much is that?
    Five.
    Londonderry, Cork and Kerry spell me that without a K?
    That.
    Twenty sick (six) sheep went out a gap one of them died, how many were left?
    Nineteen
    Why is a butchers car like his stockings?
    Because
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eveline Byrne
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Chanonrock, Co. Louth