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

Location:
Drogheda, Co. Louth
Teacher:
Sr. M. Bernard Mc Cabe
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    down of a swan?
    Q When a the streets greasy?
    A When the rain is dripping?
    Q What gets things put into its mouth yet never eats a thing?
    A A letter box?
    Q Why is bad news like a rotten egg.?
    A Because both should be broken gently.
    Q What can you fill a box with to make it lighter?
    A Holes of course.
    Q Why did the penny stamp?
    A Because the threepenny bit.
    Q Why is the letter T like Easter?
    A Because it comes at the end of Lent.
    Q What is the most dangerous time of the year?
    A Spring, because the cow slips about, the Bullrush is out and all the birds are shooting.
    Q What has twelve wings and cannot fly?
    A A Shilling.
    Q What goes round the house and round the house and sleeps in the corner all night?
    A A Brush.
    Q Patch over patch without any stitches
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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
    Mary Breen
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drogheda, Co. Louth
    Informant
    Mr Breen
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Drogheda, Co. Louth