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School: Lisboduff

Location:
Lisboduff, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
M. Fitzsimons
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1023, Page 023

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    Riddle -: When is the moon like a load of hay.
    Ans -: When it is on the wane.
    Riddle -: What is the difference between donkeys and postage stamps
    Ans-: One you lick with a stick, the other you stick with a lick
    Riddle -: Sitting on his hunkers looking through his winkers watching the dead burial alive
    Ans-: A man raking the fire.
    Riddle-: Patch upon patch without any stitches riddle me that and I will buy you a pair of britches
    Ans-: A head of cabbage
    Riddle -: Why are artists like washerwoman
    Ans-: Because they are never satisfied until their works are hung on the line.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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