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School: Drumatemple (C.) (roll number 7055)

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Drumatemple, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Treasa, Bean Uí Chuinn
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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    "A pack of cards".
    What goes up when the rain comes down?
    "An umbrella".
    Why does a hen pick a pot?
    "Because she cannot lick it".
    I had a room full and you couldn't get a spoonful?
    "Smoke".
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    As I went a slobbery gap I met my uncle Tady. I cut his head off and left his body easy?
    "A head of cabbage".
    The beginning of every end, the end of every line. The beginning of eternity. The end of peace and time.
    "The letter "e".
    What's higher than our Lord?
    His crown.
    As I went out a slobbery gap I met my uncle Tady with pens and needles stuck in his
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Marnell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Bookalagh, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mr John Marnell
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Bookalagh, Co. Galway