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School: Drumcharley, An Tulach

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Drumcharley, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Máire Nig Dhubháin
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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    Q. What stick never grew in the
    wood?
    A. A candlestick.
    Q. Why is your nose like the letter V in
    civility?
    A. Because it is placed between two
    eyes.
    Q. Why is an author a strange animal?
    A. Because his tail comes out of his
    head.
    Q. What goes from Cork to Dublin
    without moving?
    A. The railway line.
    Q. Why is a horse that is constantly
    ridden not likely to be starved?
    A. Because he will have a bit in his
    mouth all the time.
    Q. What is the greatest riddle in all
    the world?
    A. Life, because we must give it up.
    Q. What insect lives on nothing?
    A. A moth because it eats holes.
    Q. Why is a Church steeple like an
    orange?
    A. Because a peel comes from each.
    Q. What key is hardest to turn?
    A. A donkey.
    Q. What is the difference between a
    rainy day and a man with a fierce
    toothache?
    A. One is pouring rain, and the other i
    Is roaring with pain.
    Q. When was Adam born?
    A. A little before Eve.
    Q. Who was the fastest runner in the
    world?
    A. Adam, because he was first of the
    human race.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máire Ní Mhaoldhomhnuigh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Glendree, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Bríghid de Buitléar
    Relation
    Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    37
    Occupation
    Bean feirmeora
    Address
    Glendree, Co. Clare