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School: Scoil an Chlochair, Dún Bleisce (roll number 14625)

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Doon, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
An tSr. Regis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0519, Page 232

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    A little white woman and she is eating herself
    (b) a candle
    (a) What part of the cow goes over the ditch first
    (b) her breath.
    (a) What is it that is under the fire and over the fire but never touch the fire.
    (b) a cake in an oven.
    (a) It goes around the house and its head down
    (b) nails in a boot.
    (a) What is it that runs fast and has no legs.
    (b) Smoke.
    (a) What goes up when the rain goes down...
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Sheila Ryan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballykeevin, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    John Ryan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballykeevin, Co. Tipperary