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School: Ród (B.)

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Rhode, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
P. Ó Maoldomhnaigh
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    Q. Why is a hen never untidy?
    A. Because she carries a comb with her.
    Q. What key is most poisonous?
    A. Whis-key
    Q. What flies and has no wings?
    A. Dust
    Q. What picks and never licks?
    A. A hen
    Q. Why is a dog so much like a tree?
    A. Because both have a bark
    Q. Around the wood and around the woods cant get into it
    A. Bark of a tree
    Q.What goes around the house all day dragging a barrow after it?
    A. A hen and clutch of chickens
    Q. A house full, a room full and you can't get a spoonful
    A. Smoke
    Q. What is put on the table and cut but never eaten
    A. A pack of cards
    Q. Tis moist, tis damp and green by the bans and for for a queen to live in?
    A. A grave
    Q. What house is never dark?
    A. A light house?
    Q. What is that which never asks questions but still requires many answers?
    A. A door-bell
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Jerry Hickey
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mrs Hickey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Dunville, Co. Offaly