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School: Coolanarney

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Coolanarney, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
D. Mac Gairbhíth
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0809, Page 203

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    12. What makes more noise than a pig in a sty? - Two pigs.
    13. When a boy falls into water what is the first thing he does - Gets wet.
    14. Where are all kings crowned - On the head.
    15. What bird can lift the heaviest weight - The crane.
    16. As I went down in yonder gap
    I met my Uncle David.
    I took off his head and sucked his blood, and left him lying easy - A bottle of wine.
    17. What is the centre of gravity? - The letter 'v'
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    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English