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School: Páirc an Iarla (roll number 9303)

Location:
Rathpeak, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Mícheál Mac Ceit
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0272, Page 039

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    Riddles
    Q. What is it the older it gets the shorter it grows
    A. A candle.
    Q. If a fellow met a fellow in a field of beans, said a fellow to a fellow (in a) what a fellow means. How many F's in that.
    A. No F's in that
    Q. What game does a storm at sea suggest.
    A. Pitch and toss.
    Q. Why is a penny round
    A. Because it was meant to go round
    Q. What flies with four wings.
    A. Two birds
    Q. Why does a sailor know theres a man in the moon
    A. Because he has been to sea (see)
    Q. What has a head and cant get a hat to fit it
    A. Bray -(Bray head
    Q. What is worse than raining cats and dogs
    A. Hailing taxis
    Q. Where did you go on your twelfth birthday
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Norah Colohan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Birch Grove, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    John Colohan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Birch Grove, Co. Roscommon