School: Cill Mháille (C.), Inis (roll number 14469)

Location:
Kilmaley, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Nóra Ní Asaoid
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0608, Page 329

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    Ridles
    Head like a thimble ,tail like a rat,if you were guessing forever you could never guess that?
    A pipe.
    Long legs, crooked thighs,small head and no eyes.?
    A tongs.
    Too short,cut a piece off and it is long enough?
    A grave.
    Two men were born in March.One of them ,his birthday was in September.One of them married his mother and the other dyed an old maid?
    A The men were born in a place called March.One of them was born in September and the other was born in June.One of them became a priest .His father died ,and his mother married again and he administered the sacrament
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      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
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    English