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School: Drom Dhá Liag (B.) (roll number 12229)

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Drimoleague, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Domhnall Ó Ciardha
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  1. A Collection of Riddles

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    1. Long ago there was a woman going to the market with geese. She met a man on the way and he asked her how many geese had she. She said if I had as many more and half as many more and 7 1/2 I would have the hundred how many geese had she.
    Answer: - She had 37 geese.
    2. A bridge on on a lake without a stick or a stone.
    Answer:- Ice
    3. As I looked out my father's, I saw the dead carrying the living wasn't that a curious thing.
    Answer:- A train
    4. There were two women going to the market with eggs. One of them said to the other "Let you give me two and I will have as many as you." No says the other, "Let you give me two and I will have twice as many as you." How many had each of them.
    Answer:- One had ten and the other had fourteen
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Jeremiah Lehane
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Clashduff, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Patrick Lehane
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Clashduff, Co. Cork