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School: Tolerton, Ballylickmoyler (roll number 11321)

Location:
Towlerton, Co. Laois
Teacher:
L. Ó Broin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0838, Page 149

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    A. A pot.
    9
    Q. Why is a lady's jumper like a piece of orange peel?
    A. Because it is easy to slip on.
    10
    Q. I am made high up in the air
    I fall down but make no noise,
    I lie on the ground like a sheet
    i cannot bear the sun when it shines I fly away. What am I?
    A. Snow.
    11
    Q. Deep down in the earth is a place of my birth I'm as black as the night but your home I make bright when I burst into flames who will tell me my name?
    A. Coal.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Carmel Graham
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Towlerton, Co. Laois
    Informant
    Mrs Graham
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Towlerton, Co. Laois