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School: Droichead na Ceathramhna

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Bridgecartron or Derrycashel, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
S. Pléimeann
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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    3. What weight is the moon?
    A. One cwt (Four quarters in it).
    4. What is the difference between a tree and an aeroplane?
    A. One leaves its sheds and the other sheds its leaves.
    5. What is the smallest bridge in the world?
    A. The bridge of your nose.
    6. What is the smallest room in the world?
    A. A mushroom.
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  2. Riddles

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    1. Riddle me, riddle me, what is that? Over the head and under the hat.
    A. The hair of the head.
    2. What goes around the wood and round the wood, and never gets into
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Lizzie B. Bruen
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derreenanarry, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    James Bruen
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    44
    Address
    Derreenanarry, Co. Roscommon