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C. Ní Bhroin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0792, Page 418

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    the dew of the grass and I dried myself in the sun.
    As round as an apple as deep as a cup all the King's horses wouldn't pull it up.
    Answer, a well.
    As round as an apple as flat as a pan one side a woman and the other is a man.
    Answer. A penny.
    Collected by Molly Morqan
    Elmpark, Beaumont
    Drumcondra.
    1-12-37
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