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School: Scoil na mBráthar, Caiseal (roll number 16726)

Location:
Cashel, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
An Br. B. E. Ó hOireabháird
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0555, Page 265

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  1. A Story (continued)

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    When mother saw the two daughters cut a bit off she said that she would cut off another bit so when John got up in the morning the breeches were too short and he couldn't go to the wedding.
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  2. Riddles

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    Riddle: As round as a marble as flat as pail, he never cries till he is caught by the tail.
    Answer: A bell.
    Riddle: As round as an apple as plump as a ball can climb the church over steeple and all.
    Answer: The sun.
    Riddle: It is put in the corner it will stay in the corner and it will go around the world.
    Answer: A stamp in the corner of a letter
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Paul Ryan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Mountjudkin, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mr James Ryan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Mountjudkin, Co. Tipperary