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School: Naomh Seosamh, Baile an Ruadháin (roll number 15829)

Location:
Ballinrooaun, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Mrs Nora Lally
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0077, Page 326

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    What gets wet with drying?
    (towel).
    What is the difference between a boy and a tired dog?
    (One wears trousers and the other pants).
    A man without eyes saw apples on a tree but neither took apples, plucked apples nor apples did he leave.
    (He had one eye and there were two apples on the tree he took one and left one).
    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
    Teresa Burke
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballinrooaun, Co. Galway
    Informant
    James Owens
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    83
    Occupation
    Farmer