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School: Páirc an Chuilinn (Hollygrove) (roll number 15138)

Location:
Hollygrove, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Pádhraic Mac Gleannáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0046, Page 0402

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  1. Riddles Common in this Locality (continued)

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    a present to his sister of a bottomless vessel to hold her flesh in.
    A ring.
    The more you take from it the bigger it gets.
    A hole.
    A duck before two ducks, a duck behind two ducks, and a duck between two ducks, how many ducks are there.
    Three ducks.
    What side of a pitcher is the handle on.
    The outside.
    Why does a hen pick the pot.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English