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School: Caisleán Ó gConaing (B.) (roll number 9685)

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Castleconnell, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Donncha Ó Huallacháin
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    Q A bottomless barrel shaped like a hive, there is flesh inside in it and the flesh is alive.
    A A tailor's thimble
    Q I have a knife of ivory it is bound around with misery, it would kill a cow and would slay a calf and would fight 10,000 men of war.
    A Hunger
    Q I have a little Kerry cow she sits by the wall, she eats all she gets but she drinks none at all
    A Fire
    Q What has four legs a head and foot and cant walk
    A A bed
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Patrick Madden
    Gender
    Male