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School: Ballinvally (B.) (roll number 931)

Location:
Ballinvally, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
T. Healy
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    John Fitzsimons Killadoran Caddagh Mullingar.
    Got riddles from Peter Fitzsimons Killadoran Caddagh Mullingar.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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  2. Riddles

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    Riddles
    What is it that runs and cannot walk whistles and cannot talk?
    Ans A train
    I have a little sister and they call her peep peep,
    She waded the waters so deep deep deep,
    She climbed up the hill so high high high,
    And dear little sister has a very bright eye.
    Ans A star.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Murray
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Delvin, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Owen Murray
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Delvin, Co. Westmeath