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School: Eachroim (roll number 14684)

Location:
Aughrim, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Máiréad, Bean Uí Bheirn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0249, Page 242

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    Why is a snail as strong as a giant?
    Because he carries his house on his back.
    A hard working father,
    A lazy old mother,
    Twelve little children
    All the same colour.
    A clock
    Forty sheep went on a gap,
    Forty more followed that.
    A shepherd and his dog.
    How many feet was that?
    Two feet
    What comes in on mens backs and goes out as fine as silk?
    Turf.
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      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English