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School: Cluain Tuirc (C.)

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Cloonturk, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Máire Ní Gharaidh
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    Q A room full a room full and could not catch a spoonful
    A Smoke
    Q You can see and I can't see and its nearer to me than to you
    A The back of my head
    Q Riddle, Riddle, Ree has an eye and cannot see
    A A Needle
    Q Why is a lady compared to a soldier
    A The lady powders her face and the soldier faces his powder
    Q Two black men and a white man went out in a car. The two black men ate the white man what was the number of the car
    A 281
    Q Under the fire and over the fire and never touches the fire
    A A cake in an oven
    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
    Peggy Newton
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    15
    Address
    Moherrevan, Co. Leitrim