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School: Bog-fhód (Buckode) (roll number 3736)

Location:
Buckode, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Muiris Mac Gearailt
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0191, Page 077

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    moon?
    One tail if it was long enough.
    What is the shyist thing in the house?
    A clock because it has its hands on its face.
    Brown I am and much admired many a horse and card I have tired. They broke my back and split my face and drew me from my native place?
    A turf.
    As round as an apple as plump as a ball can climb the church yard over steeple and all?
    The sun.
    What full and holds more?
    A pot of potatoes when you pour water in.
    Why does a fisherman never
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    The senior class
    Informant
    Riddles from their parents