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School: Cill Ábhaill

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Killavil, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Seán Ó Conláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0185, Page 0392

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    Q. What is the smallest room in the world?
    A. A mushroom
    Q. What has eyes but cannot see?
    A. A scissors
    Q. What runs but cannot see?
    A. A river
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  2. Riddles

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    Q. How many feet have 40 sheep a sheperd and his dog?
    A. Two feet
    Q. What has a face and no head?
    A. A clock
    Q. All around the house comes to the door but cannot come in?
    A. Footpath
    Q. Old Mother Twitchet had but one eye & a long tail which she let fly every time she went over a gap
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Kilcawley
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballonaghan or Harristown, Co. Sligo