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School: Mercy Convent, Granard (roll number 13846)

Location:
Granard, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Sr. Conception
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0763, Page 188

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    the longer she stands, the shorter she grows.
    Answer. A candle
    Elizabeth, Lizzie, Bess and Bessy all went together to seek a bird's nest. They found one with five eggs in it; each took one and left four in it. How many girls went?
    Answer. One girl.
    Kate went to the market to sell her geese and Mary said to her "What do you want for your score of geese?" "I have not a score but if I had as many more, and half as many more, and two and a half, I would have a score". How many?
    Answer. Seven geese.
    Two ducks and a duck
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    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
    Rose Lynch
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Address
    Creevy, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Mrs Brigid Lynch
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    42
    Address
    Creevy, Co. Longford