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School: Tullamore (St. Brigid's)

Location:
Tullamore, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
P. Sheehy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0806, Page 18

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    Answer: Holes
    Twice in a moment once in a miunite and never in an hour? Answer The letter m.
    Steel horses flax tail and brass man driving in it? Answer: A nimble, needle and tread
    When a shoemaker is about to mend a shoe what is the first thing he uses? Answer The last
    It goes on a table and off a table cut but never eaten? Answer: A Jack of cards
    As round as an apple as deep as a cup all the men in Dublin could not pull it up.
    Answer: A draw well.
    I have a little house and It would not hold a mouse and has more windows in it than
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    William Jaffray
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tullamore, Co. Offaly