School: Carlanstown (roll number 884)

Location:
Carlanstown, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Géibheannaigh
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  1. (continued from previous page)
    "A Clock."
    "What is it that walks with its head down?"
    A nail in your boot."
    "In all day and out at night?"
    The latch of the door."
    "What is the stongest thing in the world?"
    A snail, because he carries his house."
    "What makes a pair of shoes?"
    Two."
    "My father gave me seeds to sow. The seeds were black the ground was white. Riddle me that and Ill give you a pint?"
    A paper."
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English