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School: Deravoy (roll number 373)

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Derryveagh, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
E. Treanor
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    Barney got the better of it. He got into bed.
    64. I went to the fair and I had browney
    I came home and I had browney.
    I had a dog called browney
    65. My first is in number my second is in measure my third is to mar or to injure ones pleasure. My fourth is a town that is very well known for its fairs and markets in the county Tyrone.
    Sixmilecross
    66. As bright as an angel. As light as a feather both heavy and dark. When you squeeze me together.
    A snow ball
    67. Spell a red running rogue in three letters.
    fox.
    68. Thumby, gitentree, longman, brisby, and wee jack andy.
    69. B and O and X in the middle T and and Y come tell me the riddle.
    Boxty
    70. When is a clock on the stairs unsafe
    When it runs down
    71. Why are tall people the laziest.
    Because they lie the longest
    72. What is it that is often put on the table cut, and passed, but not eaten.
    A deck of cards
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    E. Treanor
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Teacher