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School: Páirc an Chuilinn (Hollygrove) (roll number 15138)

Location:
Hollygrove, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Pádhraic Mac Gleannáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0046, Page 0401

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0046, Page 0401

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  1. Riddles Common in this Locality (continued)

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    any gentleman or any common boy
    A A grave
    Q I threw it up as white as snow and it came down as yellow as gold
    A An egg
    Q What has eyes that cannot wink cannot see or cannot blink
    A A potatoe
    Q As round as a ball as flat as a pan one side a woman and the other a man
    A A penny
    Q The Duke of Manchester gave
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English