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School: Shinrone (B.)

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Shinrone, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
William Mac Mahon
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0819, Page 008

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    What is full and still holds more?
    A pot of potatoes before you put the water in.
    If a ton of coal cost 3/6 what would a ton of turf come to?
    Ashes
    A messenger between two houses and it is out at night?
    A path
    Long legs short thighs little head and no eyes?
    A tongs.
    What goes up and down and never touches sky or ground?
    The handle of a pump.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Burniston
    Gender
    Male