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School: Ferns (C.) (roll number 13267)

Location:
Ferns, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Stás, Bean Uí Mhuimhneacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0896, Page 078

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    A candlestick.
    One half dead and the other half living, and a tail wagging _
    A dog with its head in a pot.
    Middy noody round body three feet and a wooden hat _
    A pot.
    As I went out a guttering gap I met my uncle Davey cut off his head drank his blood and left him lying easy _
    A bottle of Whiskey.
    What is the shyest thing in the world _
    A clock because it keeps its hands on it's face.
    What is full of pains and never feels them _
    A window.
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      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English