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School: St Bridget's (roll number 13854)

Location:
Derrymore, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire Uí hOistín
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    1. Why is a Queen like a ruler?
    Because she rules.
    2. Through the wood, through the wood, and through the wood, it goes, it leaves a feather on every tree, and through the wood it goes
    Snow
    3. Why is a priest like a shoemaker?
    Because a priest prepares the soul for the last, and the shoemaker prepares the sole (the sole of a shoe) for the last
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Áine Ní Oistín
    Gender
    Female