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School: Iorball Sionnaigh (roll number 16923)

Location:
Scotstown, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
P. Mac Cionnaith
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0956, Page 026

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    One day a man without eyes went out to view the skies.He saw a tree with apples on it.He took no apples off it nor he left no apples on it?...The man had one eye.There were two apples on the tree and he took one off it and left one on it.
    For brothers or sisters I had none yet this man's father is my father is my father's son?........his own son.
    What smells most in a perfume shop?....your nose.
    What is the longest word ever wrote on paper?........smiles,between the two s is a mile.
    There was a fair maiden.The first year of life she was made a wife and she died before she was born?....Eve.
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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
    Francis Joseph Murray
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gola, Co. Monaghan