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School: Clonshough

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Clonshagh, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
C. Ní Bhroin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0792, Page 419

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    Four stick and standers,
    Four titley anders,
    Two lookers,
    Two puckers, and
    A wiggley waggler.
    Answer, a Cow
    Round as an apple
    Flat as a pan
    A lazy woman
    A hard-workin' man and
    Twelve black children.
    Answer, a Clock.
    What has two eyes and cannot see?
    Answer, A Scissors.
    What is the strongest thing in the world?
    Answer, A Snail, because he carries his house on his back.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Noel Dean
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Pupil
    Address
    Turnapin Lane, Co. Dublin