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School: St Bridget's (roll number 13854)

Location:
Derrymore, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire Uí hOistín
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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    8. What makes a pair of shoes?
    Two shoes
    9. How many quarters in the moon?
    Four
    10. Its deep, its damp, its green upon the bank,
    Its fit for a lady or a gentleman.
    A grave.
    11. Who is he that marries many a wife, yet keeps single all his life?
    A Priest
    12. Tink, tank under the bank ten drawing four.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Áine Ní Oistín
    Gender
    Female