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School: St Oran's, Buncrana

Location:
Buncrana, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Seán Mac Éibhir
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    What goes round the house and drops an [?] in every hole? Answer: The hailstones.
    What goes round the house with it's father's raincoat on? Answer: A sheep.
    What part of a cow goes over the [?] first? Answer: Her breath.
    [?] I went up the lane I met my uncle Mary Jane. She had iron heels and timber toes and upon my word she could scare the crows. Answer: A gun.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Barney O' Donnell
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Sladran, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    John Mc Laughlin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    80
    Address
    Sladran, Co. Donegal