School: Bracknagh (2)

Location:
Bracknagh, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
S. Mac Giobúin
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  1. What is the strongest thing in the world?
    A snail, he carries his house on his back.
    Under water there I lay, I neither sank nor swam away, but by experience can tell that water made my body swell?
    A sod of turf.
    Why does a dog carry a bone in his mouth?
    Because he has no pocket to put it into.
    Why does a cow look over a hill?
    Because she cannot look under it.
    What has a motor car that is no good to it and cannot go without it?
    Noise.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Conlon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Parkmeen, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Mrs Conlon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Parkmeen, Co. Offaly