School: Oileán Mhuire (Lady's Island)
- Location:
- Lady's Island, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: G. Ó Murthuile
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- Riddles1. Little white Nancy with the red nose, the longer she stands the shorter she grows?
Ans: A Candle.
2. I have a little sister, she lives in the hall, and if you go near her she'll road and bawl?
Ans: A Bell.
2. What is that will eat all you'll give it, but give it a drink and it will die?
Ans: A Fire.
4. What is always behind time?
Ans: The back of the clock.
5. What would the fattest woman in the Dublin fishmarket weigh?
Ans: Fish.
6. What crosses the river without making any noise?
Ans: A Shadow.
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