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School: Páirc an Iarla (roll number 9303)

Location:
Rathpeak, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Ss. Ó Maonaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0273, Page 067

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    Q. What fish pleases a good wife best?
    A. Herring
    Q. What tree is nearest the sea.
    A. The beech.
    Q. Why is a lady mending an extraordinary sight?
    A. Because her hands are where thee feet should be.
    Q. Red and white and emerald green the King couldn't touch it no more than the queen?
    A. A Rainbow
    Q. What part of a motor car is most like a new penny?
    A. The clutch
    Q. What is the biggest bridge in the world?
    A. A rainbow
    Q. What is the highest thing in the
    wood?
    A. A cow's low.
    Q. A hard working father and a wee lazy mother, twelve little children all like one another.
    A. The face of the clock.
    (continues on next page)
    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
    Kathleen Kenny
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    11
    Occupation
    Farmer's daughter
    Address
    Newtown Kilcashel, Co. Roscommon