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School: Cill Cruim / Killocrim (roll number 17072)

Location:
Killacrim, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Micheál Óg Ó Catháin
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    1. Two little children dressed in white, one got sick and died last night.
    Ans. Candles.
    2. As I went up a steeple I met three Christian people.
    They were a man, woman and child.
    3. What is the smallest county in this country.
    Ans. County Cork, because it goes into a bottle.
    4. When did the beef go the highest.
    Ans. When the cow jumped over the moon.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Pádraig Ó Leidhin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killacrim, Co. Kerry