School: Ferbane (Convent)

Location:
Ferbane, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
Sr Patrick
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  1. Which side is the handle of a jug? Outside.
    Flies high, flies low, wears boots and has none? A football.
    Twice in a moment, once in a minute, and never in a thousand years? The letter "M".
    How can a thin person get fat? Buy it from the butcher.
    Little white Nancy with a little red nose, the longer she lives the shorter she grows? A candle.
    What is the difference between a hill and a pill? One is hard to get up, and the other is hard to get down.
    Where are kings crowned? On the head.
    Why does a hen pick a pot?
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret M. Keena
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Creggan, Co. Offaly