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School: Drom Mór (B.), Beantraí (roll number 13095)

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Dromore, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Éamonn Ó Conchobhair
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  2. A Collection of Riddles Heard Locally

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    As I was running a thing I found,
    And to find it I searched around,
    If I could find it I would throw it away,
    But when I did not, I kept it all day.
    Answer: A thorn in my foot.
    Black as ink
    White as snow,
    And it hops on the road like hail-stone.
    Answer: A magpie.
    It was made at the beginning of the world,
    It was never five weeks old,
    And it will end at the end of the world.
    Answer: The moon.
    I have a little brother inside the ditch, and when you'd go near him, he'd give you the itch.
    Answer: A nettle.
    If you fell off a window what
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