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School: Templeorum, Piltown (roll number 6289)

Location:
Templeorum, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
P. Hickey
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0841, Page 103

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    Answer = A Grave.
    What is full and holds more.
    Answer = A pot of pototes when water is poured in on them.
    What is that always walks with its head down.
    Answer = The nail of you boot.
    Spell red rogue in three letters.
    Answer = Fox.
    Why is a bad pen like a cat.
    Answer = Because it scratches.
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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
    Nellie Culleton
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ashtown, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    George Culleton
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ashtown, Co. Kilkenny