School: Drummond

Location:
Drummin, Co. Carlow
Teacher:
P. Ó Murchadha
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  1. Why does a hen pick a pot?
    Because she can't lick it.
    What is always behind time?
    The back of a watch.
    Why is toffee like a racehorse?
    The more you lick it the faster it gets.
    Why is a dirty boy like flannel?
    It shrinks from washing.
    Why does a cow look over a ditch?
    Because she can't look under it.
    What is no use until it is broken?
    An egg.
    Why does a blackman never tell secrets?
    Because he always keeps dark.
    Why does not a clock strike fourteen?
    Because it hasn't the face to do so.
    What part of a cow goes out in the gap first
    Her breath.
    As round as an apple as flat as a pan the head of a woman the whole of a man?
    An old penny.
    As round as an apple, as deep as a cup, the men in Ireland could not draw it up?
    A moon shining on a well
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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
    Brigid Kielthy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drummin, Co. Carlow