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School: Abbey (Naomh Feichín)

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Abbey, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Séan de Paor
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0052, Page 0207

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    14. Little white lily with a red nose the longer she lives the shorter she grows?
    A candle lighting.
    15. The man that made it didn't want it, the man that saw it didn't use, the man that used never sat it?
    A coffin.
    16. What goes around the world with his house on his back?
    A snail
    17. Consubstantion is a very big word and you are a very big dunce if you can't spell "it"?
    It
    18. Headed like a thimble tailed like a rat you can guess for ever but you would never guess that?
    A pipe.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Kate Joynt
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Conicar, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Michael Joynt
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Conicar, Co. Galway