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School: Castletowngeoghegan (B.) (roll number 2092)

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Castletown Geoghegan, Co. Westmeath
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T. Ó Conaire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0734, Page 240

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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Hyland
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Castletown Geoghegan, Co. Westmeath

  2. Riddles

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    1. What part of a cow goes out in a gap first?
    Her breath.
    2. As round as an apple as flat as a pan the half of a woman and the whole of a man?
    A penny.
    3. As round as an apple as flat as a cup and all the king horses would not pull it up?
    A well.
    4. As round as an apple as plump as a ball it can climb the church over steeple and all?
    The sun
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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