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School: Convent of Mercy, Athlone

Location:
Athlone, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Sr Regis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0749, Page 053

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    Answer: Because if they did not they would fall out.
    When is a sailor not a a sailor?
    Answer: When he is on board
    Its deep and its damp and its green above the bank
    and its fit for a Lord or a lady.
    Answer: A grave
    As round as an apple
    As plump as a ball
    Can climb the church
    Over steeple and all
    Answer: the sun
    Deep down in the earth
    Is the place of my birth
    And as black as the night
    Though your home I make bright
    When I burst into flame
    Who will tell me my name
    Answer: coal
    (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
    Mary Flynn
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Athlone, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Mrs Flynn
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Athlone, Co. Westmeath