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School: Dernakesh (B)

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Dernakesh, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
T. Ó Comhraidhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1017, Page 305

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  1. Hidden Treasure (continued)

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    on and brought the men to their dinner. That night she brought it to Mr John Rice of Knappagh who brought it to Dublin and got it changed he gave her £20 and kept the rest for himself. It was hidden by the Grifffiths about twenty years ago. When the Griffiths heard of it they were going to kill her and get the money. The girl is supposed to be living yet about a mile from Knappagh School.
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  2. A Collection of Riddles

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    Q How do you get down off an ass?
    A There is no down on him
    Q What is full and will hold more?
    A A pot of potatoes
    Q What is it that the more you take out of
    the bigger it gets?
    A A hole
    Q What is it that is alive in front dead in the middle and a body and soul behind?
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brendan Shalvey
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dernakesh, Co. Cavan