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School: Uachtar Achaidh (roll number 9762)

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Oughteragh, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Caitlín Knott
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  1. A Collection of Riddles (continued)

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    old maid? The hen is scraping for worms, but the old maid is looking for a man.
    13) If a man has forty patches on his trousers what time is it? It is time to get a new pair.
    14) Why is a dead drake compared to a dead Doctor?
    Because they both are done quacking.
    15) The one fifth of what I desire. In old age it cannot be found, And nature's progressing straight forward, Shall never traverse the same ground. - Youth.
    14) The half of a moon the whole of a hill a well known town in Leitrim to-day? - Mohill.
    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
    Annie Parke
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lahard, Co. Leitrim