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School: Carnaross, Kells (roll number 3852)

Location:
Carnaross, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Ceallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0705, Page 087

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    What is the best way to make a coat last.
    Make the trousers and waistcoat first.
    What is it that you break if you whisper its name ever so softly.
    Silence.
    Who is the most liberal man?
    The grocer because he gives almost everything away.
    Why are duels very short affairs.

    How long would a piece of string have to be to reach to the North pole.
    Long enough.
    When are two apples a like although they may be of different varieties. When they are pared.
    It took twenty two yards to make the jacket and waistcoat what would it take to make the suit trousers.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rose Reilly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derver, Co. Meath