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School: The Rower (B.), Inistioge (roll number 15160)

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The Rower, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Risteárd Ó Cuirrín
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  1. Riddles

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    1. What is the smallest bridge in the world?
    The bridge of your nose.
    2. What tree is nearest to the sea?
    The beech.
    3. Waht is the centre of gravity?
    The letter "v"
    4. At what time of the year are soldiers tired?
    At the end of march.
    5. When does a butcher sell a yard of meat?
    When he sells three pig's feet.
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  2. Riddles

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    1. A man without 'eyes' saw apples on a tree. He took no apples off, or no apples there left he.
    A man with one eye saw two apples on a tree; he took one apple off, and left one apple on.
    2. As I looked over a garden wall I saw two dead men fighting. Two cripples were running for the guards, and
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Galavan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilconnelly, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Mrs Galavan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    58
    Address
    Kilconnelly, Co. Kilkenny