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School: Tíréaltan, Maghcromtha (roll number 13286)

Location:
Teerelton, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Dd. Ó Murchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0339, Page 127

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    Q. The man that made it, made it well, but the man the man that wore it never saw it. Ans. A Coffin.
    Q. What English country could you spell with two letters? Ans Essex. (S.X)
    Q. Behind the house there is a well, and in the well there is a cup, and in the cup there is a drop that everyone must taste. Ans. Death
    Q. As I went up St. Ive's I met a man with seven wives, every wife had seven cats, and every cat had seven kittens. Kittens, cats, man and wives how many had I going up St Ive's? Ans. No one but myself as I only met all others on my way.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Sheila Crowley
    Gender
    Female