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School: Clonard (roll number 16067)

Location:
Clonard, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Fithcheallaigh
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  1. A Collection of Riddles (continued)

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    What sort of fish does a person out of work want. Ans. A place (plaice)
    What is that wihch no one has seen. Ans. Tomorrow
    What is the difference between a milk-maid, and a seagull. Ans. One skims the milk, and the other skims the sea.
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  2. A Collection of Riddles

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    What room is it impossible to enter. Ans. A mushroom
    Why is a mouse like a cheap pair of stockings. Ans. Because both will go into holes
    What wears boots and has none. Ans. A football
    What chins are never shaved. Ans. Little urchins
    Why is a king like a book. Ans. Because both have pages
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teresa Mc Cabe
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballynabarny, Co. Meath