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School: Robertstown, Naas (roll number 15655)

Location:
Robertstown, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
P. Ó Harachtáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0775, Page 262

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    1. What is it that went up the stairs black and came down the stairs read.
    A newspaper
    2. Long legs crooked thighs a little head and no eyes A tongs.
    3. What is it that goes round the floor and round the floor, and sleeps on its head at night.
    A brush.
    4. What is it that goes round the house ans drags its hammer after it
    A hen with a clutch of chickens
    5. A red and ablue and a scarlet and a green. The King would not touch it no more than the Queen.
    A rainbow
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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
    Collector
    Brigid Doyle
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    11
    Address
    Grangeclare West, Co. Kildare