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School: Gort an Locha (roll number 1414)

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Gortalough, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
S. Ó Docraigh
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    When is a soldier not a soldier?
    When he is in quarters.
    What nation does a criminal dread?
    Condemnation.
    What is the waist of time?
    The middle of the hour-glass.
    What is the centre of gravity?
    V.
    What bed is soft, well-covered, and nicely made, yet never meant to be slept in?
    A flower-bed.
    My first is quality, my second inferiority, and my whole superiority?
    Match-less.
    Why is an author one of the most unbelieving persons?
    Because he always requires proof of his own work.
    What two trees remind us most of the
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Florrie Reid
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Aghanagh, Co. Sligo