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School: Béal Átha (Bella) (roll number 10334)

Location:
Bella, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Bean Uí Ghionnáin
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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    100. Where did the cock crow when all the world heard him?
    Ans. In the air.
    101. A blind fiddler had a brother and the fiddler's brother had no brother
    Ans. The blind fiddler was a woman.
    102. When will water stop running down a hill?
    Ans. When it reaches the bottom.
    103. What author was never slow?
    Ans. Swift.
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      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English