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School: Newtown, Borris

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Newtown, Co. Carlow
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Tomás Ó Broin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0903, Page 480

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    Why is it dangerous to go into the woods in the Spring time?
    Because the buds are shooting.
    A halfpenny wet and a halfpenny dry four pence halfpenny and a halfpenny lying by a halfpenny behind and a halfpenny before fourpence halfpenny and a halfpenny more?
    A Shilling.
    I have money in my pocket and to spend it I am willing if I had twice as much and a half as much I would have an even shilling.?
    Fourpence.
    What is the shamefulest thing in a house?
    A clock because it always has its hands on its face.
    Ink ank under a bank ten drawn four.? A woman milking a cow.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Gahan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Coolyhune, Co. Carlow
    Informant
    James Gahan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    63
    Address
    Coolyhune, Co. Carlow