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School: Mercy Convent, Granard (roll number 13846)

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Granard, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Sr. Conception
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0763, Page 189

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    and a duck in the middle. How many ducks were there?
    Answer. Three ducks.
    What is it that goes from town to town and never walks?
    Answer. A road
    What is the longest thing in the world?
    Answer. Time
    What has teeth and cannot eat?
    Answer. A saw
    Collected by Rose Lynch, Age 12.
    Creevy
    Granard, Co. Longford.
    Obtained from her mother,
    Mrs Brigid Lynch, age 42.
    Creevy
    Granard, Co. Longford.
    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
    Rose Lynch
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Address
    Creevy, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Mrs Brigid Lynch
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    42
    Address
    Creevy, Co. Longford