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School: Oulart (roll number 15419)

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Oulart, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Séamus Ó hAilleacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0886, Page 307

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    A. A magpie
    Q. What is inside and outside and sleeps under the roof of the house all night
    A. A window.
    Q. Why does a lady like the letter Y best.
    A. Because she would be a lad only for it
    Q. What goes around the wood and never gets into the wood
    A. The bark of a tree

    Q. What fruit always appears on a penny.
    A. A Date.
    Q. What side of a cup is the handle on
    A. The outside
    Q. Why is a big clock so much like a very discontented worker
    A. Because it never passes a day without striking
    Q. A hard working man a lazy working woman and twelve little children all the one colour.
    A. A clock.
    Q. What would you take a bit off of
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    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
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    English