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School: Raheen (roll number 14117)

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Raheen, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Thomas Mahon
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0899, Page 179

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    Inside to your house I come many a time
    And high on the shoulders of men I climb
    And when I go out just over your head
    I'm as thin as a line of silken threads.
    Smoke.
    What part of fish is liquid measure
    Gill.
    What has a face and no head.
    A Watch.
    When is a knife rude.
    When it cuts a cake.
    What has a mouth and no tongue.
    A river.
    Why are washerwomen funny people.
    Because they put out tubs to catch soft water when it is raining hard.
    What has a tongue and no mouth.
    A whip.
    If you were going down the road on a ass what fruit would you both represent
    A beautiful pair.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brigid Curtis
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Raheen, Co. Wexford
    Collector
    Jack Whitty
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Raheen, Co. Wexford
    Collector
    Maisie Whitty
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Raheen, Co. Wexford
    Collector
    Sybil Murphy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Raheen, Co. Wexford