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School: Keelogues (roll number 13183)

Location:
Keeloges New, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Eibhlín Ní Cheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0121, Page 49

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    Because they are both fond of the glass.
    It opens like a barn door, and shuts like a trap. Many a thing you would think of, before you would think of that. An Umbrella.
    As round as an apple, as flat as a pan, Half a woman, and half a man.
    A halfpenny.
    Why did the penny scream? Because the threepenny bit.
    What is most like a half moon? The other half.
    When is an ant not an ant? When it is an elephant.
    Prove that a horse has six legs?
    He has fore legs at the
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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
    Mary Walsh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Danganmore, Co. Mayo