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School: Baile an Gharrdha (B.) (roll number 2909)

Location:
Ballingarry, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Dll. Ó Conaill
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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    chemist's shop - The nose.
    As I was going to the fair of Moines I met seven men and their seven wives. Each woman had a child each child had a cat each cat had a kitten, how many were going to the fair of Moines _one myself.
    Why is the nose in the middle of the face - It is the scenter (centre)
    What colour letters do we eat Green ps.
    If poker and tongs cost two shillings. What would the coal come to - Ashes.
    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
    James Irwin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Frankfort, Co. Limerick