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School: Monedarragh, Mostrim (roll number 7642)

Location:
Monadarragh, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Ml. Ó Conghaile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0769, Page 365

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    12. Headed like a thimble, tailed like a rat, you may guess for ever but you won't guess that. What is it? A pipe.
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    13. As round as an apple as plump as a ball, can climb over church, over steeple and all. What is it? The sun.
    14. What's full and holds more? A pot of potatoes
    15. I have a little red cow, she eats all I give her but drinks nothing. What is it? A fire.
    16. When would three black hens be come three white ones? When they are
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Brennan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clonwhelan, Co. Longford