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School: Durrow (B.) (roll number 3517)

Location:
Darú, Co. Laoise
Teacher:
P. Sabhaois
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0830, Page 055

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  1. Collection of Riddles (continued)

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    What has a neck and a body and nothing else?
    A bottle
    Why was Adam the best runner?
    Because he was the first on the human race.
    What is the difference between an Irish three penny piece and an English sixpenny bit?
    Three pence
    Which house is the brightest?
    The Light House
    One side awoman; the other a man
    Answer;- Apenny
    As round as a penny, as deep as a cup and all the wells in Ireland couldnt fill it up.
    Answer: - A sand [? }riddle[?]
    What ship do we try to get rid of the most?
    Answer;- Hardship
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