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School: Carn an Ríogh (roll number 11619)

Location:
Carrownree, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Éamonn Mac Énrí
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0184, Page 0461

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    Riddles
    My grandfather told me many riddles that are heard in Carnaree. The oldest ones I have heard are-
    Why are your eyes like friends separated by the ocean?
    Because they correspond but never meet.
    What is the difference between a woman and an umbrella?
    You can shut an umbrella up.
    What is that we often return but never borrow?
    Thanks
    What is the oldest table in the world?
    The multiplication table.
    What is that which every living person has seen, but will never see again?
    Yesterday.
    On what day of the year do women talk the least? The shortest day.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Caitlín Ní Dáithí
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrownree, Co. Sligo