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School: Scoil na mBráthar, Carraig na Siúire (roll number 16725)

Location:
Carraig na Siúire, Co. Thiobraid Árann
Teacher:
An Br. Ó Mocháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0565, Page 106

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    Riddles
    R. Betty behind the bush and Betty before the bush and if you go near Betty she'll bit you ?
    A. A nettle
    R. What fruit is seen on every penny.?
    A. A Date
    R. Why is a pig a curious creature?
    A. Because it is cured after it is killed.
    R. What kind of tables do we cook and eat?
    A. Vegetables
    R. When does caterpillar grow good?
    A. When it turns over a new leaf
    R. What is that which was all over the house yet never moves
    A. A Roof
    R. What is that which no one has seen
    A. To-morrow.
    R. What is the difference between a tight shoe and an oak tree?
    A. One makes corns ache and makes acorns.
    R. What trees remind us of pounds shillings and pence?
    A. Golden goose, silver birch, and copper beech.
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