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School: Allenwood

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Allenwood, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
Seán Ó Clúmháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0774, Page 237

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    thunder I saw seven pots boiling and no fire under them.
    A. Seven springs.
    Q. Why does a hen pick a pot.
    A. Because she cant lick it.
    Q. How many steps in St. Jacobs Ladder.
    A. Three-Faith, Hope and Charity.
    Q. There is a dresser in the wood and in the dresser there is a drawer and in the drawer there is a cup and in the cup there is a sup and everyone must taste it.
    A. Death
    Q. Why is a dying person so much like a window.
    A. Because he is all pains.
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