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School: Coolderry

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Coolderry, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
L. Mac Conriada
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0818, Page 105

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0818, Page 105

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  1. Riddles

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    Q What is the smallest bridge in the world
    A The bridge of your nose.
    Q What is your mothers brother brother in law to you
    A Your father
    Q What part of a cow does out in a gap first
    A her breath
    Q How many poles would reach the sky
    A One if it were big enough
    Q What is the bigest bridge in the world
    A The rainbow.
    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
    Philip Ryan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Coolderry, Co. Offaly

  2. Weather-Lore

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    It is a sing of rain to see swallows flying low
    It is a sing of rain to see a wide circual around the moon
    It is a sing of frost to see the sky red where the sun sets
    To see a dog eating grass is a sing of rain
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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