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School: Cluain le Fán (roll number 12817)

Location:
Cloonliffen, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Seán Ó Callaráin
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  1. Riddles

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    How can three cakes be divided between two fathers and two sons and each getting one cake?
    Answer "They can be divided between a grandfather and his son and his grandson and each will have one son.
    What four letters is a rogue afraid of.
    "O,I, C, U,"
    It's deep and its damp and its green around the bank and its fit for a lord or a lady.
    Answer "A grave"
    What side of the cup is the handle on.
    Answer "On the out-side."
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs Jennings
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    84
    Address
    Rahard, Co. Mayo

  2. Riddles

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    The man that made it never wore it and the man that wore it never saw it.
    Answer A coffin.
    What are the sickest things in the house
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