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School: Coillte Críotáin

Location:
Erris, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Nóra Nic Aodhgáin
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  1. A Collection of Riddles

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    75. When is a person somewhere else than where he is?
    Answer = when his is beside himself (with anger)
    76. What is the centre of "gravity"?
    Answer = The letter 'v'
    77. What words makes you sick if some of the letters are omitted?
    Answer = (mu) - sic
    78. What river reversed becomes a fish?
    Answer = Lee (eel)
    79. What beam do they never use in the house?
    Answer = a sunbeam
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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
    Timothy Brennan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Copse, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Mrs Elizabeth Brennan
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Copse, Co. Roscommon