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School: Oylegate (roll number 5918)

Location:
Oilgate, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Braoin
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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    An umbrella
    Why does a shoemaker work late at night
    Because it is never too late to mend
    Why is a blackbird brave
    Because it never wore white feathers
    Why is a shoemaker's shop so much like hell.
    Because there are so many bad soles in it
    There is a little house and it is full of meat and there are no doors or windows to let me in to eat
    An Egg.
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  2. Riddles

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    Why is it right to wear a coat that is too short for you
    Because it will be long enough until you get another
    What is it that is ashamed of its face.
    A Clock
    What bridge could you not walk over
    The bridge of your nose
    What is black and white and read all over
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bessie Edwards
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Oilgate, Co. Wexford