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School: Fedamore (B.) (roll number 14068)

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Fedamore, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Martin Moloney
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0517, Page 231

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    It isant inside or outside and it keeps out rain
    A. A window
    when is the dangerous time to go into a wood.
    A. when the trees are shooting
    Why did the Israelites make a golden calf.
    A. because they had not enough gold to make a cow.
    What is the oldest tree in the wood
    A. The elder
    1. Riddle Riddle ree such a riddle could not be through a rock through a reel through an old spinning when through a horse skin and bone such a riddle was never known
    A. Meaning Lightning
    2. There is a thing in the car and it is no use to the care and still the car can't go without it
    A. Meaning Noise
    3, White bird featherless flew from Paradise pitched in the castle and flew away heartless
    A. Meaning Snow
    4. Why do you go to bed
    A. Meaning The bed wont come to you
    5. As I looked out my window I saw a ship and if full of people And there was not a single one in it
    A. Meaning And they was not one of them married.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    L. Mac Conmara
    Gender
    Male
    Collector
    M. Ó hEadromáin
    Gender
    Male
    Collector
    P. Mac Eochadha
    Gender
    Male
    Collector
    S. Marasal
    Gender
    Male