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School: Robertstown, Naas (roll number 15655)

Location:
Robertstown, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
P. Ó Harachtáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0775, Page 193

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    What has an eye, and can't see?
    A Needle.
    What has feet, and can't walk?
    A Tongs.
    Twenty sheep upon a gap, Twenty more on top of that, six or seven, twice elv, eleven, two, and three, how many is that? Five.
    Why do you go to bed at night?
    Because the bed won't come to you.
    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
    Mary Brennan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    10
    Address
    Robertstown, Co. Kildare