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School: Coillíní Carrowkelly (roll number 7054)

Location:
Culleens, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
M. Ó Brádaigh
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    Riddles Dominick Kevany(?) Rathroyan, Ballina, Mayo
    1. Locally
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    Two steel toes an iron nose and upon my word it'll frighten the crows
    (a gun)
    Suppose a man had 100 patches on his coat what time would it be
    (time to get a new one)
    Why is Sunday the strongest day of the week
    (Because it's not a week day)
    Its as round as an apple and as plump as a ball it'd climb all the Charles steeple and all
    (The moon)
    A herring and a half for a penny and a half hour how many for a shilling
    (Twelve)
    What is it that would ware all the shoes from here to Donegal and never has never a shoe on it
    (a football)
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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
    Dominick Kevany
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rathroeen, Co. Mayo