School: Achadh Mór

Location:
Aghamore, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Seán P. Mac Shiúrtáin
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  1. (continued from previous page)
    Q. A hundred eyes and no nose?
    A. A potato.
    Q. What side of the cup is the handle on?
    A. The outside.
    Q. How many sides in a bottle?
    A. Two sides the outside and the inside.
    Q. Under the fire and over the fire and never touches the fire?
    A. A cake in an oven.
    Q. Spell withered grass in three letters?
    A. Hay.
    Q. London, Derry, Cork and Kerry spell me that without a K?
    A. That.
    Q. Spell a broken down fence in three letters?
    A. Gap.
    Q. What can pick a field as
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    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English