School: Gort na Léime (roll number 13012)

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   Q. It is in the rock but not in the stone. It is in the marrow but not in the bone. It is in the tree but not in the wood. It is in the river but not in the flood.
   A. The letter "r".
   Q. It is not inside in you nor outside you but it is on you.
   A. Your name.
   Q. What is the nearest tree to the sea
   A. The beech.

   

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2. Puzzles and Riddles

   

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   Q. Deep down in the earth is the place of my birth. I am as black as the night and I make your home bright. When I burst into flame you will tell my name. A. Coal. Q. There is a maneen above in the field. If you pull his leg his nose will bleed A. A pump. Q. 100 sheep went out a gap 100 more followed that the sheperd and his dog followed. How many feet is that. A. Two feet because the sheep and dog have legs.

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
         1. riddles (~7,209)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Kathleen Mannion

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   10

   Address

   Gorteen, Co. Galway

   Informant

   Patrick Mannion

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Gorteen, Co. Galway