School: Tooreen (St. Brigid's)

Location:
Tooreen, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Áine Ní Fhlannagáin
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  1. (continued from previous page)
    Spell broken down ditches in three letters? (a gap).
    Spell the red rogue of the world in three letters? (fox)
    What is always in fashion and yet always out of date? (the letter F)
    On which side of the mug is the handle? (the outside)
    Why should men avoid the letter a? (Because it makes men mean)
    What goes to the river but never drinks? (a horse shoe).
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
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    English