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School: Cill Ábhaill

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Killavil, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Seán Ó Conláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0185, Page 0390

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    Q. The more you take from it the bigger it gets?
    A. A hole.
    Q. What is it a man often sees, a king seldom sees and God never sees?
    A. His own equal.
    Q. As round as an apple as plump as a ball can climb the church over steeple and all.
    A. The Sun.
    Q. He went to the wood and got it. He sat down and searched for it. If he got it he would not keep it, but when he didn't get it he had to keep it?
    A. A thorn in his foot
    Q. Why is a dying bog compared to a falling tree?
    A. They are both loosing the bark.
    Q. Why is a book compared to a tree?
    A. Both have leaves.
    Collected by:
    Patrick McGovern
    Killavil
    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
    Patrick Mc Govern
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killavil, Co. Sligo