School: Piercetown (C.) (roll number 8690)

Location:
Piercetown, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Máire Furlong
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  1. Qu. If a got sixpence for walking a mile what would he get for walking thirty miles ?
    Ans. Sore feet.
    Qu. As I looked out of the window I dropped something I could not keep. What was it ?
    Ans. My breath.
    Qu. What is always behind time ?
    Ans. The back of a clock.
    Qu. If a man built a wall from here to Dublin
    What height would it be ?
    Ans. The height of Nonsense.
    Qu. How many feet have 40 sheep, a shepherd and his dog
    Ans. Two feet.
    Qu. What is the noisiest thing in the world ?
    Ans. A candle. Because it wakes the dead.
    Qu. What carries its heart in its head ?
    Ans. A head of cabbage.
    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 Furlong
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Piercetown, Co. Wexford