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School: Drumraney (roll number 13571)

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Droim Raithne, Co. na hIarmhí
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Ml Mc Garry Alice Mc Garry
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    If a farmer raises a dozen acres of wheat in fine weather, what will he raise in wet weather ?
    An umbrella
    What time is it when a clock strikes thirteen?
    Time to get it fixed.
    What do liars do when they die?
    Stop it.
    What is it that is full of holes and yet holds water?
    A Sponge
    What part of a fish weighs most?
    The scales
    I have a little white and round house and it is full up of meat, I have no doors nor windows to let me in to eat. What is it?
    An egg
    What pets gets most beating?
    Carpets
    I have a little sister she is called Peepedy Peep, she would go over the sea if it were ever so deep. What is it?
    A star
    How deep is the sea?
    A stones throw
    A cropper of ditches, a leaper of thorns, a little brown cow with two leather horns. What is it?
    A hare
    What has four legs and yet flies?
    Two birds
    Which of all the insects is the strongest?
    The snail, because he carries his house on his back.
    All patches and no stitches. What is it?
    A head of cabbage
    What is the coldest thing in the world?
    A dog's nose
    There are as many windows as there are in a king's palace, yet a mouse would not fit in it. What is it?
    A thimble
    What has an eye but never sees?
    A needle
    How many sides has a circle?
    Two inside and outside
    Which is it easier to spell Goose or Geese?
    A Geese because there is more e's. (ease) in it.
    As round as an apple as flat as a pan, one side a woman and the other a man. What is it?
    A penny
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    1. seánra
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Mc Hugh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ard na gCreach, Co. na hIarmhí
    Informant
    James Mc Hugh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ard na gCreach, Co. na hIarmhí