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School: Clochar na Trócaire, An Uaimh (roll number 16100)

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    28. A. One you lick with a stick and the other you stick with a lick.
    29. Q. What is it the more you take away the bigger it gets?
    A. A hole.
    30. A hen and a half laid an egg and a half, in a day and a half, what would she lay in a week and a half?
    a. Twelve.
    31. Q. Why does a cow look over a wall?
    A. Because he cannot look under it.
    32. Q. What's in the middle of you, that's not in the middle of me?
    A. The letter "O".
    33. Q. Why does a hen pick a pot.
    A. Because she cannot lick it.
    34. Q. If the poker, shovel and tongs came to 10/-. What will the coal come to?
    A. Ashes.
    Q. If you built a wall from here Drogheda, what height would it be?
    A. The height of nonsense.
    36. What fruit is on a penny?
    A. A Date.
    37. Q. What sort of fish does a cobbler want?
    A. Soles.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joan Rodgers
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Athlumney, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Joseph Navagh
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    55
    Address
    Athlumney, Co. Meath