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School: Dring, Granard (roll number 14292)

Location:
Dring, Co. Longford
Teacher:
James Drum
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    A bannock of bread and a sheetful of crumbs
    Riddle me that and I will give you a plum.
    Answer: The moon and stars
    It's neither fish, flesh, feather, nor bone
    On yonder hill it lies alone
    Answer: The sun.
    What people are the lightest in the world?
    Answer: The people of Ayr (air) in Scotland.
    What bridge is the biggest in the world?
    Answer: Sixmile Bridge in Clare
    A flock of white sheep on a red hill
    Here they go, there they go, now they stand still.
    Answer: The teeth in your gums.
    Over the head, and under the hat - What's that?
    Answer: The hair of your head.
    A green man in the garden, and 100 coats on him?
    Answer: A cabbage head.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Rogers
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Derrycassan, Co. Longford