School: Naomh Muire, Droichead Átha (roll number 8052)

Location:
Drogheda, Co. Louth
Teacher:
Sr. M. Bernard Mc Cabe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0680, Page 228

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  1. Q What people never live long.
    A Dwarfs
    Q Which is the cleanest letter in the Alphabet
    A H because it is in the midst of washing.
    Q What are sugar plums like race horses.
    A Because the faster you lick them the quicker they go.
    Q What is sympathy like blindman's buff.
    A Because its a fellow-feeling for a fellow-creature.
    Q Why is it not true that Robinson Crusoe was alone on his island.
    A Because there was a heavy swell on the beach, and a little cove running up into the land.
    Q What is the difference between rain and Sunday
    A Rain falls on any day of the week and Sunday falls on the first day of the week.
    Q Why does a Miller wear a white hat
    A To cover his head
    Q What is under the fire and over the and still never touches the fire
    A A Cake.
    Q Through the wood and through the wood and never touches the wood.
    A A knife in a man's pocket.
    Q When are flowers out of breath
    A When they are fully blown
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Breen
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drogheda, Co. Louth
    Informant
    Mr Breen
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Drogheda, Co. Louth