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School: Gort an Locha (roll number 1414)

Location:
Gortalough, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
S. Ó Docraigh
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    Nor on earth where men dwell.
    Jonas in the whale.
    Over head and under hat
    Riddle me, riddle me, what is that?
    Hair on the head.
    Patch upon patch without any stitches.
    Riddle me that and I'll buy a pair of breeches.
    A head of cabbage.
    Useful, useful instrument, often bought but never lent. The man that buys it does not use it. The man that uses it does not know it.
    A coffin.
    What is the difference between a fisherman and a scholar?
    One baits his hook and the other hates his books.
    What bird can lift the heaviest weights?
    The crane.
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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
    Rita Mc Loughlin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Mountgaffeny, Co. Sligo