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School: Ballyhogue

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Ballyhoge, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Mrs. Margaret Cahill
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    Q. Twenty four white horse in a stable, one red- one came up and licked the mall.
    A. Tongue and teeth.
    Q. As round as an apple, as deep as a cup, all the king's horses all the king's men wouldn't draw it up.
    A. A well.
    Q. I went the path, I came the path, I carried a path on my back.
    A. A ladder.
    Q. Around the house and in the house and never touches the house.
    A. A lazy woman.
    Q. Hink, Hank, under the tank, ten drawn four?
    A. A woman milking a cow.
    Q. What is the shyest thing in the world?
    A. A clock.
    Q. Humpty bumpty, on a wall, humpty bumpty got a fall, all the king's horses and all the king's men wouldn't put humpty dumpty together again.
    A. An egg,
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    William Rossiter
    Gender
    Male