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School: Granard (B.) (Muire Gan Smál) (roll number 13963)

Location:
Granard, Co. Longford
Teacher:
León Mac Craith
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0764, Page 231

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  1. Saint Mary's Church (continued)

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    cut of his head and marched through the streets with the head on a horse mans sarbe, the old woman who caused all this poisoned herself within the week.
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  2. Riddles

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    Q. Black and white and read all over?
    A. A newspaper.
    Q. Whats the difference between A and B?
    A. Because A. open's your mouth and B. closes it.
    Q. What walks on its head?
    A. A nail in a mans boot.
    Q. Flour of England fruit of Spain met together in a shower of rain put into a bag tied round with a string riddle me that and I will give you a ring.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Cuffe
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballymaurice, Co. Longford