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School: Cruimghlinn (roll number 15967)

Location:
Crumlin, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Ml. Ó Conchobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0093, Page 90

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    (7) What month do babies talk least.
    Answer: February the shortest
    (8) What goes from house to house and never walks.
    Answer: A path.
    (9) What turns without moving.
    Answer: Milk
    (10) How many kinds of trees are there in a forest.
    answer; Two: crooked and straight.
    (11) Tis in the church and not in a steeple, tis in the rock and not in a stone tis in the marrow and not in a bone.
    Answer; The letter "R"
    (12) What is it always walks with its head dpown.
    Answer The nail in your boots.
    (13) Why is the letter "B" lazy
    Answer; because its always in bed. and its never in work.
    (14) How far can a rabbit go
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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
    Delia Timlin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tawnykinaff, Co. Mayo