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School: Ceis (roll number 15342)

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Kesh, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Proinnsias Ó Hainín
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    Answer: A coffin.
    (79) Question: One foot and two hands, against an apple tree it stands?
    Answer: A pitch-fork.
    (80) Question: If a man was on the top of a wall, if he fell down what would he fall against?
    Answer: Against his will
    (81) Question: What is everybody in the world doing now?
    Answer: Drawing their breath.
    (82) Question: As round as an apple, as deep as cup all the men in Derry would not lift it up?
    Answer: A well.
    (83) Question: Constantinople is a big word. If you are not able to spell "it" you are a great dunce?
    Answer: It.
    (84) Question: Headed like a thimble, tailed like a rat, you may guess for ever but
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael J. Milmoe
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Treanmore, Co. Sligo