School: Island Parish
- Location:
- Ballina, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: Seán Ó Móráin
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Riddles
A king met a queen on a narrow, said the (the) king Where have you been "I've been hunting a buck or a doe Pray lend me your little dog until I do so" If my little dog I lend you, you must tell his name twice and twice in the riddle I have told you his name."
Ans Been
The king of a castle a ship, and in this ship his daughter sits and I'll be blamed for telling her name and that three times I told her name.
Ans And.
In a house there's a drawer. In that drawer there's a cup. In that cup there's a sup and everyone must drink it.
Ans Death
Two A's, two R's, two M's and a G put them together and spell them for me?
Ans Grammar.
What is it that goes into the fire and is never burned?
Ans The sun
What is the shortest bridge in the world?
Ans The bridge of your nose(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathleen Boland
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Castletown, Co. Offaly
- Informant
- Thomas Boland
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Castletown, Co. Offaly
