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School: Gleanntán

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Glounthaune, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Daghnáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0383, Page 055

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  1. Collection of Riddles (continued)

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    world could'nt take it up. Whats that? Answer: A well.
    28.
    There is a dead horse below in Cove. He has two legs and cannot stand and he can jump as high as Shandon. How can he jump as high as Shandon. Answer. Because Shandon cannot jump.
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  2. Collection of Riddles

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    29.
    What is as black as ink as white as snow and hops on the road like hailstone? Answer:- A magpie
    30.
    What is the first thing you do before going into bed? Answer. Toss it.
    31.
    One fine day in the middle of the night two dead men got up to fight two blind men were looking on two cripples ran for the police and two dummies were heard
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tadg Ó Cróinín
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Glounthaune, Co. Cork