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School: Lattoon

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Lattoon, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
P. Ó Hiorraí
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    41. A fellow met a fellow in a field of beans, says a fellow to a fellow can a fellow tell a fellow what a fellow mean? How many f's in that? None. Ans. that.
    42. A pot of porridge in a pot 2 days old. If you are a scholar as you pretend spell that without a p. Ans. that.
    43. Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall humpty dumpty got a great fall all the King's horses and all the King's men could not put humpty together again. Ans. an egg.
    44. Riddle me Riddle me Nancy O, my father gave me some seed to sow, the seed was black the ground was white, if
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rose Coyle
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lattoon, Co. Cavan