School: Durrow (B.) (roll number 3517)

Location:
Durrow, Co. Laois
Teacher:
P. Sabhaois
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  1. A woman has an apron and there are twenty patches on it, what time is it?
    Time to get a new one.
    What goes up when the rain comes closer?
    An umbrella.
    Room-full, room full; couldn't catch a spoonful.
    Smoke.
    There was a man rode through this town 'Great Grizle' was his name, his saddle girths was lined with gold and thats three times I told his name.
    Was.
    Hink hank under the bank ten drawing four.
    A woman milking a cow.
    What is it that has one hundred and twenty coats and one leg?
    A head of cabbage.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English