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School: Scoil na mBráthar, Calainn

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Callan, Co. Kilkenny
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An Mháthair M. Síle
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    his loss?
    Answer. 10/- and shoes; received and paid 20/- for the sovereign, so that balances.

    A beggar had a brother, the brother died and the man who died had no brother.
    Answer. The beggar was a woman.

    Three farmers Mick, Tom, and Jack met on their way to town. Mick had 50, Tom had 30 and Jack had 10 bushels of corn. They went to town and all sold their corn at the same prices and strange to relate each one received the same amount of money for his
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eibhlín Ní Liathán
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Baunta, Co. Kilkenny