School: Johnstown (roll number 877)

Location:
Johnstown, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Miss H.C. Hickie
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  1. If there was a wall built from Navan to Oldcastle what height would it be?
    The height of nonsense.
    What sort of stories would you find in a river?
    Wet ones.
    Spell Blackater in three letters - ink
    What has teeth and can't eat - A saw.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. In which month do ladies talk least?
    February because it is the shortest.
    Why is a bubble like a bruise?
    Because it comes from a blow.
    Where should you feel for the poor?
    In your pocket.
    Why is a sick Hebrew like a diamond?
    He is a Jew-ill.
    Why is grass like a penknife
    Because the spring brings out the blades.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peadar Byrne
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Loughtee Upper, Co. Cavan