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School: Termonfeckin

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Termonfeckin, Co. Louth
Teacher:
T. Ó Corcoráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0675, Page 212

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  1. Local Riddles (continued)

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    A. Sore feet.
    15. Q. Why is a drawn tooth like something you have forgotten.
    A. because it goes out of your head.
    16. Q. What is it the older it gets the smaller it grows.
    A. A candle
    17. Q. Which ship do we all like to avoid?
    A. Hardship.
    18. Q. What goes into the fire black and comes out red.
    A. A burning coal.
    19. Q. Around the garden around the garden and only makes one track.
    A. A Wheelbarrow.
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  2. Local Riddles

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    20. Q. Around the house around the house and sleeps in the corner all night.
    A. A brush.
    21. Q. What is it that has four legs covered with feathers and walks through the farm yard
    A. Two hens.
    22. Q. What is the shiest thing in the world
    A. A clock because it always wears it's hands on it's face
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Cathleen Mullen
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Termonfeckin, Co. Louth
    Informant
    Mrs Mullen
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Termonfeckin, Co. Louth