School: Montpelier, O'Brien's Bridge (roll number 14875)
- Location:
- Montpelier, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Liam Ó Tuama
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1 Over the fire and under the fire and yet it never touches the fire. Answer A cake in an oven.2 In and under the bank ten drawing four. Answer. A woman milking a cow.3 Its black and white and its red all over. Answer A news paper.4 London Derry Cork and Kerry spell me that without a k. Answer that.5 Little red cow she sits by the wall she eats all she get but she drinks little at all. Answer = A Fire.6 Why does a hen cross the road. Answer To get to the other side.7 Why does a cow go over the ditch. Answer Because she cant go under it.8 A riddle as I suppose to be a hundred eyes and never a nose. Answer. A potato.9. Two little sisters dressed in white one got a faint and died last night. Answer Two candles. Jeremiah Ryan. [illegible]. Birdhill. Co. Tipp. 15 yrs.- Collector
- Jeremiah Ryan
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- Male
- Age
- 15
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- Birdhill, Co. Tipperary