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School: Cill a' Ghaimhrín (Killgevrin) (roll number 12002)

Location:
Kilgevrin, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Proinsíos P. Ó Doláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0042, Page 0385

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    people lived in a house.
    Q Once in a minute twice in a moment and never in a thousand years.
    A The letter :- M.
    Q What smells the most when it goes into a Chemists.
    A The nose.
    Q Why is an egg like a young colt.
    A Because they can not be used until they are broken.
    Q What is that that everybody sees and ones self cannot see it atal.
    A The back of ones head.
    Q As round as an apple, as deep as a cup and all the men in Ireland could not pull it up.
    A The sun in the well.
    Q Little red nancy sits by the wall eats all she gets and drinks none atal
    A (How) The fire.
    Q How many peas in pints.
    A One P.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Delia Kennedy
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Stephen Kennedy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    56
    Address
    Tonmoyle, Co. Galway