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School: Gallach (roll number 16464)

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Gallagh, Co. Galway
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Bean Uí Mhaoiléidigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0078, Page 086

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    a straight field
    Ans = When it a rye field (awry)
    14. What insect lives on nothing.
    Ans = A moth, because he lives in eating holes
    15 When is an estate like a gramophone
    Ans = When it is wound up
    16 Name the most fragile race of men
    Ans = China men
    17 Which burns longer - a wax or a tallowcandle
    Ans = Neither, they both burn shorter
    18 Which is the best way to swallow a door
    Ans = To bolt it
    19. Why is a cow's tail like a swans breast
    Ans = Because it grows down.
    20. Why is the letter W like a scandalmonger
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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
    Michael Connolly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Castleblakeney, Co. Galway