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School: Sliabh na Cille (roll number 14513)

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Slievenakilla, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Peadar Mac Fhlannchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0206, Page 232

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  1. A Collection of Riddles (continued)

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    What is it that has never been seen, felt nor heard, never existed and still has a name?
    Nothing

    Why is a candle-wick like Athens?
    Because it is in the middle of Greece
    Why is a book like a prisoner in the states of Barbary ?
    Because it is bound in Morocco
    As I walked down by yonder meadow,
    I met my uncle Davy,
    I took off his hat and drank his blood,
    And left him lying easy
    Bottle of Whiskey

    As I looked out of younder window,
    I lost my golden ring,
    I saw the dead carrying the live,
    And wasn't that a wonderful thing
    A boat
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
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    English