School: Leath-cheathrú (roll number 13437)

Location:
Lecarrow, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Liam Ó Maidín
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    Q6. Father and mother, brother and sister, running together and cannot catch each other?
    Ans. The four wheels of a bus.
    Q7. Under the fire and over the fire and never touches the fire?
    Ans. A cake in an oven.
    Q8. Round the wood and round the wood, and never gets into the wood?
    Ans. The bark of a tree.
    Q9. What is the difference between a dead man and a dead pig?
    Ans. A dead man is no good and a dead pig is.
    Q10. Two N's, two O's an L and a D. Put them together and spell them for me?
    Ans. London.
    Q11. As round as an apple, as deep as a cup, all the men in London/Derry would not lift it up?
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    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
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