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School: Adare Convent (roll number 9296)

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Adare, Co. Limerick
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An tSr. Mechtildes
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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    isn't . What is it?.
    Answer. blackberry.
    Two N's two B's an L and a D, put them together and spell them for me.
    Answer. London.
    What is like a hen stealing.
    Answer. A Cock-robin.
    If it takes twenty minutes to bath a child. What does it take to dry it?.
    Answer. A towel.
    Pauline McCarthy, Adare, Co. Limerick.
    From Kate Houlihan, Adare (93yrs).
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  2. A Storm

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    Topics
    1. processes and phenomena
      1. severe weather (~1,727)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Pauline Mc Carthy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Adare, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Kate Houlihan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    93
    Address
    Adare, Co. Limerick