School: Meath Hill (roll number 7166)

Location:
Meath Hill, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Patrick J. Connolly
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  1. What is that which is invisible yet never out of sight.
    the letter "S".
    Why does a chicken cross the road?
    Because the road won't cross the chicken.
    In a square room there sits four cats, in front of each cat sits three, and on every cat's tail there sits a cat how many cats there be?
    Four.
    As round as an apple as flat as a pan one side a woman and the other a man.
    A penny.
    Why is a horse never hungry when he's going a long journey?
    Because he always has the bit in his mouth.
    How would you make trousers last?
    Make the coat and the vest first.
    That is a good fire and nobody in it and they in America are in it to night.
    They are in America.
    What letter is good for a deaf woman. The letter "a" because it makes her hear.
    Dublin Derry Cork and Kerry spell me that without a k.
    That
    What is the strongest day in the week?
    Sunday because all the rest are week days.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Byrne
    Gender
    Female