School: Cnoc Aoibhinn (Mount Pleasant) (roll number 13500)
- Location:
- Mountpleasant, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Peadar Ó Longáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0090, Page 130
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Answer. A grave.Riddle. Patch upon patch without any stitches, riddle me that and I'll buy you a breeches.
Answer. A head of cabbage. Riddle. It goes round the wood and round the wood but never goes into the wood.
Answer. The bark of a treeRiddle. One half dead, one half living and his tail wagging?
Answer. A dog with his head in the pot. Riddle. It's black and its white and its read all over?
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