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School: Baile Mhic Aodha (Ballymachugh)

Location:
Ballymachugh, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
S. Ní Dhuinnín
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  2. A Collection of Riddles

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    1 28. What animal comes from the sky
    The reindeer (rain dear)
    2 29. How would you know the difference between a hen magpie and a cock magpie
    Ans. The hen is black and white and the cock is white and black.
    3 30. When is a man like a letter B.
    When he is in bed
    4 31. Why is a schoolboy being flogged like your eye.
    Because he is pupil under the lash.
    5 32. What roof covers the most noisy tenant
    The roof of your mouth.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tommie Higgins
    Gender
    Male