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School: Knocknagilla

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Knocknagillagh, Co. Cavan
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T. Mac Giolla Críost
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    baptized behind, come tell me the riddle.
    -A man ploughing.
    How many feet have forty sheep the shepherd and his dog?.
    -Two feet.
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    As round as an apple, as flat as a pan, on one side a woman, and on the other side a man.
    -A penny.
    I ran till I got it. I sat down to look for it. So I got up and away with it.
    -A thorn.
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    There was a thing that was four weeks old when Adam was no more. Before that thing was five weeks old, Adam was four score. Answer- The moon.
    How many tops of briars does a well built mag's nest require. Answer- None.
    What is neither within nor without and its always very useful to the house.
    - A window.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Owen Smith
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Katie Smith
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Drummanbane, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Thomas Smith
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Drummanbane, Co. Cavan