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School: Clongorey, An Droichead Nua (roll number 8361)

Location:
Clongorey, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
S. Mac Phaitrisc
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0776, Page 043

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  3. XML “Bread-Making”
  4. XML “Riddles”

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  1. Bread-Making (continued)

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    burning. Then she puts in the cake and puts fire under the baker and some on the lid. It takes a half an hour to bake and when it is baked it is taken up and put in the window to cool.
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  2. Riddles

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    Question. I washed my hands in water that never ran or sprang, I dried them in a towel that was never woven or spun.
    Answer. Dew, Sun.
    Q. What is behind time?
    A. The back of a watch.
    Q. What is the difference between an Irish sixpence and an English shilling
    A. Sixpence.
    Q. Black I am and much admired, men and horses I have tired, they took me out of my snug bed and left me lying on my head.
    A. A black sod of turf.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rosie Donohue
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clongorey, Co. Kildare