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School: Inch Island

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Carrickanee, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Pádraig S. Mac Fhinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1110, Page 103

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  1. Local Castle (continued)

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  2. Riddles

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    Q In the garden was laid a pretty fair maid as bright as the morning early. The first day of her life she became a wife and died before she was born. What is that?
    A = Eve.
    Q It has eyes and cannot see. It has ears and can't hear. It has legs and can't walk, and yet it can jump as high as the Cairn. What is that?
    A = A dead dog.
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