School: Rath Sionnaigh

Location:
Rashenny, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Seosamh Mac Suibhne
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    on the boat. They were all married.
    13 The man that made it never wore it, and the man that wore it never saw it - a coffin.
    14 Why is a window always in trouble, - because it is full of pains - panes.
    What turns without moving - sweet milk turns sour.
    What has (gumbs) teeth but cannot eat, - a comb.
    How do you compare a baker to a hungry boy - both of them wants the bread.
    What has an eye and cannot see. - A Needle
    Patches upon patches without any stitches
    A stock of cabbage.
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      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
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