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School: Achadh Fobhair (roll number 13853)

Location:
Aghagower, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Hannah T. Kevilla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0088E, Page 09_009

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    That
    Black and white and read all over.
    A news paper
    What goes up when the rain comes down
    An umbrella
    Old mother Twitchead had but one eye and a long tail which she let fly and every time she went over the gap she left a trace of her tail in the trap.
    A needle and thread
    As round as an apple as sharp as a lance
    If I were on top of it
    It would carry me to France
    A moon
    Brown I am and much admired
    Many horses I have tired
    Tire a man and tire a horse
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Sadie Gibbons
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Corveagh Upper, Co. Mayo