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School: Naomh Pádraig, Knockvicar

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Knockvicar, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Ceallaigh
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    24. A fiddle-player in Dublin has a brother in Boyle, and the brother in Boyle has no brother atall.
    Answer: The brother in Boyle has a sister.
    25. How many feet has forty sheep, the shepherd and his dog?
    Answer: Two feet.
    26. How many stars in the sky
    Answer: One and all the rest.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máire Ní Láimhin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilmactranny, Co. Sligo