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School: Caiseal (roll number 16085)

Location:
Cashel, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Pádraig Mac Mághnuis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0122, Page 310

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    1. As round as an apple as deep as a cup all the men in Europe would not dig it up. A well
    2 As I went up the boreen
    I met my aunt Noreen
    She had steel nose and iron toes
    And God knows she'd frighten the crows. Ans. A gun.
    3. Around the house, around the house with all heads down.
    Ans. The nails of your shoes
    4. It goes around the house and around the house and leaves only one track. Ans A wheelbarrow
    5 Londonderry, Cork, and kerry spell me that without a K. Ans "that"
    6. What can I fill a barrel with to make it lighter. Ans, "holes"
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Paddy Mc Donnell
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cashel, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Mary Mc Donnell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Curryaun, Co. Mayo