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School: Oylegate (roll number 5918)

Location:
Oilgate, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Braoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0886, Page 204

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    An Umbrella.
    What's black and white and red all over ?
    A News paper.
    Why does a cow look over the ditch?
    Because she cant look under the ditch.
    What goes up when the rain comes down ?
    An Umbrella.
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  2. Riddles

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    There was a man who rode through this town. Great Grizzle was his name. His saddle girth was bound with gold and three times I have told his name ?
    Was.
    I have a great goose ; she is of
    a great price, the man that will
    win her will want to be wise.
    She has feet on her body she
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Molly Fortune
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballynaslaney, Co. Wexford