School: Carlanstown (roll number 884)

Location:
Carlanstown, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Gérbheannaigh
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  1. (continued from previous page)
    "Why does a hen pick a pot?
    Because she cant lick it.
    "Round the wood and round the wood and never tips the wood?"
    The bark of a tree.
    "In that tree there is an nest. In that nest there is an egg. In that egg there is a yolk and it calls the Christmas folk?"
    A bell.
    "Black and white and read all over?"
    A paper.
    "What goes round the house and round the and sleeps in the corner at night.
    The brush.
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        1. riddles (~7,209)
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