School: Drummond

Location:
Drummin, Co. Carlow
Teacher:
P. Ó Murchadha
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  1. When is a spider like a cork?
    When it stops a blue-bottle.
    What is one half of the moon like?
    The other half.
    What has a broad foot but no sign of a leg?
    A hill.
    Five sevenths of a chicken, two-thirds of a cat, and half a goat what's that
    Chicago.
    Why is a vain young lady like a drunkard?
    They are both too fond of the glass.
    What is the first thing you do when you fall into the sea?
    Get wet.
    How many sides in a bucket?
    Two; inside and outside.
    Up the road and down the road and I carried the road on my back?
    A ladder.
    What part of a car goes into the
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret Fluskey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballynalour, Co. Carlow
    Informant
    Michael Murphy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    42
    Address
    Ballynalour, Co. Carlow