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School: Robinstown (roll number 9039)

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Robinstown, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Teresa Coyne
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0698, Page 346

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    What walks with its head down?
    A nail in a boot
    How can you get down of an elephant?
    There is no down on him
    What is the difference between fish, wish and dish?
    The first letter
    Chip, chip cherry, all the men in Derry could not climb chip, chip cherry.
    Smoke
    Little Mary with a red nose, the longer she lives the shorter she grows.
    A candle
    Why is a snail the strongest animal in the world?

    What has an eye but cannot see?
    A needle
    If it took a half of a yard of cloth to make a man's cap what would it take to make his coat?
    A tailor
    What did May West buy the candle for?
    A penny
    Why is it wrong to speak of the number 288
    Because it is two gross (cross)
    What key is best for unlocking the tongue?
    Whiskey
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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
    Nellie Corley
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    11