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School: Muine an Mheadha

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Monivea, Co. Galway
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Pádraic S. Ó hÓbáin
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    Around the wood and round the wood and never touches the wood.
    Ans the bark of a tree.

    What has a mouth and no tounge.
    Ans. A river. 77What has a face and no mouth.
    Ans. A clock.
    What is full and holds more.
    Abs. A pot of potatoes.
    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
    Collector
    Joe Lindsay
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    William Noone
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    80
    Address
    Monivea Demesne, Co. Galway