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School: Currakyle, Feakle

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Corrakyle, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Bean Uí Innseadúin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0592, Page 284

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    If "King Kong"went to "Hong Kong "and he died there ,what they put on the coffin?
    A Lid.
    Head without hair ,teeth without lips,long body and no hips?
    A rake.
    What is the least valuable thing a boy can have in his pocket?
    A hole.
    When is a cow not a cow?
    When she is turned into a meadow.
    What insect lives on nothing?
    A moth because it eats holes.
    From what word of(five eight) eight letters letters can you subtract five and leave ten?
    Ten-dency.
    What is the greatest riddle in world?
    Life because we give it up.
    What roof covers the most noisy tenant ?
    The roof of your mouth.
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    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
    William Jones
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gortaderry, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Mrs Jones
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    52
    Address
    Gortaderry, Co. Clare