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School: Robertstown, Naas (roll number 15655)

Location:
Robertstown, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
P. Ó Harachtáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0775, Page 264

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    12. What is it the longer it lives the shorter it grows.
    A candle
    13. As I went out in a guttery gap I found my uncle David I cut off his head and drank his blood and left him lying easy.
    A bottle of stout.
    14. If it takes an hour to wash yourself what will it take to dry you.
    A towell.
    15. What is it thats too short if you cut a bit of it, it will be long enough.
    A grave.
    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
    Brigid Doyle
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    11
    Address
    Grangeclare West, Co. Kildare