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School: Coillte Clochair (C.) (roll number 2364)

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Kiltyclogher, Co. Leitrim
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    1) I ran till I got it, when I got it, I sat down to look for it, I could not get it so I ran home with it.
    Ans: A thorn in my foot.
    2) What is it that a girl often looks for but never likes to find.
    Ans: A hole in my stocking.
    3. If an man puts up a acre of ground in a dry day what will he put up in a wet day.
    Ans: His umbrella.
    4. How would you compare a cross bull with the letter u
    Ans: Both of them follows you (u)
    5. How many peas are in a pint
    Ans: One pea (p)
    6 Goes in dry comes out wet the longer it is in the stronger it gets
    Ans: Tea
    7 What is the shyest thing in the house
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    May Leonard
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Agho, Co. Fermanagh
    Informant
    Mrs P. Leonard
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Agho, Co. Fermanagh