School: Tullamore (St. Brigid's)

Location:
Tullamore, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
P. Sheehy
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    Riddles
    Why is a bubble like a bee-hive? Answer - because there is more than one B in it.
    Little rod, little wire, little house and no fire? Answer A bird-cage.
    What part of a cow comes over a wall first? Answer his breath
    Why is a black hen greater than white hen? Answer Because a black hen can lay a black egg.
    All patches no stitches has a coat and no britches? Answer A tube of a bicycle
    When is water like fat? Answer When it is dripping
    What can you fill a barre; with to make it lighter?
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    William Jaffray
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tullamore, Co. Offaly