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School: Ballynacally, Inis (roll number 2189)

Location:
Ballynacally, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Cuinneagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0604, Page 039

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    I see it you dont see it and it is nearer to you than it is to me. Ans. the back of your head.
    Ink ank under a bank ten drawing four. Ans. A person milking a cow.
    The poor man has it, the rich man wants it, the blind man sees it, the deaf man hear it. Ans. nothing.
    Its the beginning of eternity, its the end of time and race and its the beginning of every end. Ans. the letter E.
    Jenny outside the wall, Jenny inside the wall, and if Jenny caught you she'd bite you. Ans. A nettle.
    If Dick's son is Darby's uncle what is Dick to Darby. Ans. His grandfather.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Frank Tuohy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Inishmore or Deer Island, Co. Clare