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School: Croisín (Crusheen) (B. & C.)

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Crusheen, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Tomás Mac Bruaideadha
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    Riddles.
    1 It is not ion Africa,it is in America ,it is in timber ,it is not in trees it comes twice in one moment ,and never in a thousand years.?
    The letter M.
    2 What is it that has four legs and one foot ?.
    A bed.
    3 What is it that goes to Dublin without moving ?
    The road.
    4 What turns without stirring ?
    Milk turns sour.
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    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
    Séamus Mac Conmara
    Gender
    Male