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School: Naomh Colmcille (roll number 16047)

Location:
Aghamore, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Aindrias Mac Aodhagáin
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  1. Local Folklore - Riddles

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    Black and white and read all over?
    A Newspaper
    A ship leaves Liverpool for Australia every Monday morning in the month and it takes a month to do it's journey; Another ship leaves Australia for England every Monday morning in the month and it takes it a month to do it's journey. How many ships does the ship leaving Liverpool meet on it's journey to Australia?
    Eight ships
    Two twin brothers born in
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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
    James Gallagher
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrowneden, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    John Donnely
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    64
    Address
    Carrowneden, Co. Mayo