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School: Mungret (C.) (roll number 11784)

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    What is a child to its father that isnt its fathers so.
    Ans. His daughter.
    The beginning of eternity.
    The end of time and place.
    The beginning of every end.
    And the end of every race.
    Ans. E.
    What is always behind time.
    Ans. The back of a watch.
    What is it that god never sees.
    The King and Queen seldom see.
    And we always see.
    Ans. His own equals.
    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
    Peggy Fitzgerald
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Islandduane, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Mr T. Fitzgerald
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    84
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Mungret, Co. Limerick