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School: Dring, Granard (roll number 14292)

Location:
Dring, Co. Longford
Teacher:
James Drum
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    Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall: Humpty Dumpty got a great fall:
    All the King's horses and all the King's men
    Could not bring Humpty Dumpty together again.
    Answer = An egg.
    Where did the first potato grow?
    Answer - In the ground.
    What goes round the house and round the house and sleeps in the corner at night?
    Answer = A twig.

    What is the first thing you do when you get into bed?
    answer - Bruise the mattress.
    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
    Bessie Mc Govern
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballinulty Lower, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Hugh Mc Govern
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballinulty Lower, Co. Longford