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School: Levitstown, Mageney

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Levitstown, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
Elizabeth Hearns
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  1. Some Old Irish Riddles

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    Given by W. Farrelly (Castledermot) to me 14.7.1938
    1 Why is the mouse supp-osed to be the kindest of animals?
    Because no other animal gives one the bit from its mouth more freely.
    2 It is round, sound, just a pound, and does not weigh one ounce?
    A soverign.
    3 Why is a coachman compared to a cloud?
    Because he holds the reigns.
    4 Why is the heart of of a tree compared to a
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    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
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    W. Farrelly