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School: Caddlebrook (roll number 10642)

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Caddellbrook, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Bean Uí Dhocraigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0244, Page 210

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    Two white maidens dressed in white got the fever and died last night.
    Ans. Two candles
    As round as an apple, as deep as a cup, all the men in Derry would not rise it up.
    Ans. A well
    As round as an apple, as flat as a pan, one side a woman, the other side a man.
    Ans. A penny
    What goes against the farmers grain.
    Ans. The reaper
    What is full and holds more.
    Ans. A pot of potatoes with water
    Why did Adam bite the apple Eve gave him.
    Ans. Because he had no knife
    Why is a pigs tail like the letter 'K'
    Ans. Because it is at the end of pork
    What is the quickest way to cover a chair seat
    Ans. To sit on it.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Dolan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    12
    Address
    Ballindollaghan (Crump), Co. Roscommon