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School: Ballykelly

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Ballykelly, Co. Wexford
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Pádraig Mac Uadain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0873, Page 228

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    I have but one eye and that without sight yet it helps me what-ever I do
    I'm sharp without wits, without senses, I'm bright. The fortune of some and of some the delight and I doubt not I'm useful to you.
    What am I?
    A needle.
    Why is a favourite singer's voice like a queen's crown?
    Because it is replete with precious tones
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tom Ronan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Oldcourt, Co. Wexford

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    As round as an apple as flat as a pan the whole of a woman the half of
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