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School: Lattoon

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Lattoon, Co. Cavan
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P. Ó Hiorraí
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  1. Riddles

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    107. How many p's in a pint? Ans. One
    108. What goes round the wood and round the wood and never gets in? Ans. Trees
    109. Who is he who marries many a one and still is single all his life. Ans. A priest.
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    110. On yonder river there is a plank it is neither of ash, oak, elm, mure or any other thing that ever grew. Ans. A plank of ice.
    111. The man went out the seed to sew, (the seed) the ground was white and the seed was black. Ans. A man writing a letter.
    112. How can a man with one eye see more than you with the two? Ans. Because he can see two eyes in you and you can only see one eye in him.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peter Lynch
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilquilly, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mrs Lynch
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilquilly, Co. Cavan