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School: Gort an Locha (roll number 1414)

Location:
Gortalough, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
S. Ó Docraigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0182, Page 526

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    I saw twenty-four bulldogs tearing the hill asunder.
    A harrow.
    In every house there is a corner. In every corner there is a cup. In every cup there is a sup and everyone must take it.
    Death.
    Why is a policeman so much like an aeroplane?
    Because both of them would take you up.
    It opens like a barn-door and shuts like a trap.
    You may guess of forty things but you won't guess that.
    Your mouth.
    What pets are most beaten?
    Car-pets.
    On what day of the year do children talk most?
    On the longest.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Candon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Corradoo East, Co. Sligo