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School: Naomh Pádraig, Knockvicar

Location:
Knockvicar, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Ceallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0233, Page 438

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    he goes out the other half.
    (73) What Larry has in the front Pol has it behind and Mrs. Mulligan has the two in one place.
    Answer: L.
    (74) Constantinople is a very big word and if you are not able to spell it you are a very big dunce.
    Answer: "it".
    (75) Patch over patch without any stitches, riddle me that and I'll give you a pair of breeches.
    Answer: A head of cabbage.
    (76) Four stickstanders, four deddliedanders, two hookers two crookers and a
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Críos Ní Fhiaich
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Smutternagh, Co. Roscommon