School: Sliabh an Mhadra (C.)

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Slievawaddra, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Eibhlín Ní Chearbhaill
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    middle. The spokes of a wheel.
    What is like half the moon. The other half.
    Big red tom with a red red nose the longer he stands the shorter he grows. A Candle.
    As round as a marble as flat as a pan half a woman and half a man. A Penny.
    As round as a marble as deep as a cup all the men in Kerry could not pull it up. A pump.
    What is the lightest penny worth you could buy. A Stamp.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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