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School: Trí Trian (Three Trees) (roll number 2680)

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Three Trees, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Caitlín A. Scott
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1113, Page 392

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  1. Games

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    In olden times some of the favourite games played. Were
    Skittles
    One bona cod.
    Duck? Spinning tops? Shooting marbles,? Shooting for prizes at Christmas? Throwing horse shoes.? Snakes and Ladders.?
    Here comes the men all out of work.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    2. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Josephine Allen
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Three Trees, Co. Donegal

  2. Riddles

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    Riddles
    When is a shoe maker nearest his end.
    Ans. When he is at the last.
    London-Derry Cork an Kerry spell that with out a K.
    Ans. That.
    Hickety-pickety on that side of the ditch and Hickety-pickety on that side on the ditch.
    Ans. A nettle.
    What goes away between to woods and comes back between two waters.
    Ans. A man with two pails of
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