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School: Lattoon

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1001, Page 295

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    Brave Gilbert was his name, his saddle girth was lined with gold and that's three times I have told you.
    Ans. "was" was his name.
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  2. Riddles

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    37. What's coming to your door saying, "keep in your hens and ducks. I'm not afraid of your cat or dog"! Ans. A worm
    38. Twenty sheep went out a gap, twenty more followed that 6, 7, 10, 11, 3, and 2 how many's that. Ans. 5
    38. A house full, a room full and couldn't catch a spoon full. Ans. smoke.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rose Coyle
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lattoon, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mr Bernard Coyle
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lattoon, Co. Cavan