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School: Páirc an Chuilinn (Hollygrove) (roll number 15138)

Location:
Hollygrove, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Pádhraic Mac Gleannáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0046, Page 0400

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  1. Riddles Common in this Locality (continued)

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    in prison cannot go to sea.
    What is black and white and read all over.
    A newspaper.
    What man in the Dáil wears the biggest hat.
    The man with the biggest head(or Mr. J. Dillon)
    What is the difference between a farmer and a tailor.
    The farmer gathers what he sows and the tailor sews what he gathers.
    It's deep it is, it's dark it is, up against the bank it is, it's fit for
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English