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School: Drumcormack (roll number 13201)

Location:
Drumcormick, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Nora Healy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0184, Page 0287

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    When is it a good thing to loose your temper?
    When it is a bad one
    What goes most against a farmers grain?
    his reaper
    what were made first elbows or knees?
    Knees because beasts were created before men
    Why does a duck put her head under water
    for divers reasons
    Why does she bring it up again?
    for sun-dry causes
    What part of a fish weighs most?
    the scales
    How many wives are you allowed by the prayer book?
    sixteen- fo(ur) better fo(ur) worse fo(ur) richer fo(ur) poorer- total sixteen
    Why is a specimen of writing like a dead pig
    because its done with the pen
    (continues on next page)
    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
    Kathleen Candon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Bricklieve, Co. Sligo