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School: Balscadden (roll number 9492)

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Balscaddan, Co. Dublin
Teachers:
P. Ó Séaghdha Francis Shaw
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    Riddles
    What bird is it that has two wings and cannot fly.
    Answer - A dead bird.
    What goes up when the rain comes down.
    Answer_An Umbrella.
    Why is a pony cleverer hat a fox.
    Answer - Because a pony can run away in a trap and a fox cannot.
    Up and down and never touches the ground.
    Answer - The handle of a pump.
    What is like the half of a moon.
    Answer - The other half.
    Julia Mac Fadden 26th April 1938
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Julia Mac Fadden
    Gender
    Female