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School: Ferbane (Convent)

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Ferbane, Co. Offaly
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Sr Patrick
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    fair with a drove of sheep, and I said they are a fine fat score of sheep you have Sir. He said I have not a score, nor half a score, but as many as I have and that many more and the half of that, and two and a half, and I would have a score, how many had he.? Seven.
    What stick does not grow in a wood.? A candle - stick.
    How is it a hen picks a pot.?
    Because she cannot lick it.
    What smells most in a chemist's shop.? Your nose.
    What is the difference between a man stepping up a stairs, and a man looking up a stairs.? One is stepping up stairs, and the other is staring up steps.
    What part of Dublin is in France.?
    The letter N.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Aine Gilligan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Gallen, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Mr Michael Gilligan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gallen, Co. Offaly