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School: Na Tearmoinn (C.) (roll number 8932)

Location:
Tarmon East, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Margt. Meskell
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0403, Page 421

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    Tis black and tis white and tis red all over.
    A newspaper.
    As round as a marble as deep as a cup, the king and his army could not pull it up.
    A well.
    Headed like a thimble, tailed like a rat you may guess for ever but you could not guess that.
    A pipe.
    As round as an apple as plump as a ball can climb the church over steeple and all.
    The Sun.
    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
    Kitty Stack
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Dooncaha, Co. Kerry