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 0423

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0042, Page 0423

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  1. In olden times the people had many funny puzzles. Here are some of them.
    Q. The beginning of eternity, the end of time and space, the beginning of every end, the end of every race.
    A. The letter E
    Q. A beautiful maiden in the garden was laid and she died before she was born.
    A. Eve.
    Q. Two mm, two aa, two rr, and a g put them together and spell them for me.
    A. Grammar.
    Q. What nation does the criminal dread.
    A. Condemnation.
    Q. What tune does every lady like.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    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