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School: Muine Mór

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Meenymore, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Liam Ó Briain
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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    Ans. The sun.
    Q. Little white Mary with the red nose the lonfer she lives the shorter she grows.
    Ans. A candle.
    Q. How would you compare a dog to a tree?
    Ans. The bark is inside in one and outside in the other.
    By
    Molly Mac Morrow.
    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
    Molly Mac Morrow
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Gortnalibbert, Co. Leitrim