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School: Baile an tSléibhe (roll number 1524)

Location:
Cornalee, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Eibhlín Níc Coisdeabha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0268, Page 098

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    A Thimble
    28. What turns without moving
    Milk
    29. What's full and holds more
    A pot of potatoes when you pour water in
    30. Humpty, Dumpty, sat on the wall
    Humpty Dumpty had a great fall All the king's horses and all the kings men could not put Humpty Dumpty together again
    An egg broken
    31. Headed like a thimble tailed like a rat. If you guessed for ever you wouldn't guess that
    A pipe
    32. As round as an apple as plump as a ball. It climbs over churches steeples and all
    The moon
    33. As round as an apple as (plump as a ball) as deep as a cup and all the men in Londonderry wouldn't pull it up
    The shadow of the moon in a well
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
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