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School: Naomh Pádraig, Knockvicar

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Knockvicar, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Ceallaigh
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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    man.
    Answer: In Scotland there are men of Aer, in Ireland there are men of Cork, but in England there are lighter-men.
    (49) It's a useful useless instrument for once it's bought it's never lent. The man who owns it doesn't know it. The man who bought it doesn't own it.
    Answer: a coffin.
    (50) Why is the letter "t" like the ocean.
    Answer: Because it is the centre of water.
    (51) There are five men there yet there is not a single man there.
    Answer: Five married men.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Séamus Ó Rúairc
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyfarnon, Co. Roscommon