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School: Glin (B.)

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0481, Page 027

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    the gander.
    What ever colour a goose is it could not be a gander.
    I went into a garden I saw apples.I took no apples not I left no apples.
    There were two apples on the tree I took 9 and I left one.
    What is the difference between a riddle and three elephants sitting on a bun.
    On id a conumdrum and the other is bunundrum. (bun under them).
    What is the difference between a motor car and a scythe.
    One is an automobile and the other is a automohay.
    why is Ireland like a bottle.
    Because it has a Cork at one end of it.
    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
    Connor Barrett
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Shannon Lawn, Co. Limerick