School: Carrowbawn, Cill Dá Lua

Location:
Carrowbaun, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Ghadhnair
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  1. (continued from previous page)
    What fish is most valued by a married lady
    Her ring.
    What fish cannot swim. A dead one.
    What country in Ireland is like a candle nearly burnt out
    Wicklow.
    What house is never dark.
    A lighthouse
    I have a little house and a mouse would not fit in it and all the women in town would not count all the windows in it
    A thimble.
    Who dares to sit before a queen with his hat on.
    Her coachman.
    What bird sings best, what tree blooms first, and on what does the dew first fall.
    The thrush sings best, the heath blooms first and on it the dew first falls.
    What is the greatest wonder in the map of Europe
    That Hungry does not eat Turkey.
    A barrel on the sand and its two ends closed
    An egg.
    It went to America and stopped there it came home again and would not go there. (A Watch)
    What must you do before coming down stairs. (Go up).
    What is the worst seat a man can sit on. (Self Conceit).
    (continues on next page)
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      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English