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School: Baile an Daingin (B) (roll number 1676)

Location:
Ballindine, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Séamus P. Ó Gríobhtha
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  1. Riddles and Puzzles (continued)

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    It hops on the ground like a marble stone but a marble stone it tis'nt.
    Answer : A magpie.
    13 Big belly mother, long leges father, and three little children the same.
    Answer : A pot and hooks.
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  2. Riddles and Puzzles

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    9. The more you take out of it the bigger it gets.
    Answer : a hole
    11. A white body a red nose the more you pull it the shorter it goes.
    Answer : A cigarrette.
    12. Huddle duddle in the puddle a green and calaco cap.
    Answer : a rush.
    13. If there is 99 patches in a trouser what time is it.
    Answer : Time to get a new one.
    14. What weight is the moon.
    Answer : four quarters.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peter Devane
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killeen, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    John Duddy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Address
    Killeen, Co. Mayo