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School: Clochar na Toirbhirte, Móin Chuinn (roll number 5437)

Location:
Mooncoin, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
An tSr. Philomena
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0840, Page 221

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  1. A Collection of Riddles

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    Little thing, little thing, grows by the ditch and if you go near it it will give you the itch.
    Answer:- A Nettle
    A duck between two ducks a duck behind two ducks and a duck behind two ducks how many ducks is that?
    Answer:- Three
    If a man without eyes saw plums on a tree he neither took plums nor left plums how could that be?
    Answer:- There were two plums on the three, he took one and left one.
    Why is the letter P like a selfish person?
    Answer:- Because it is first in pity and last in help.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English