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   Two twin brothers, born in March their birthday in September, one married his mother and the other died an old lady.
   There is a small town in England, called March. The twins were born in this town in the month of September. Their father died. One became a priest, and the other a barber. Their mother married again. The priest married her. One day, the brother dyed an old lady’s hair.

   On, Stanley On, were the last words of Marmion
   If I were in Stanley’s place,
   When Marmion urged him to the chase,
   You would in me descry,
   What often makes a strong man cry

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   Riddle me right, where I lay last night, the cock crew, the wind blew, the gates of heaven struck eleven, through a rock, through a reel, through an old spinning wheel, through a man’s shin shank bone, riddle me that or let it alone. A windmill.

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      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
         1. riddles (~7,209)

   Language

   English

   Informant

   Miss Mary Coane

   Relation

   Unknown

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal