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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 079

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    A little round house and there is no door or window in it to let me into eat _
    Egg
    Black and white and red all over _
    A newspaper.
    Little red Nancy with her little red nose the longer she stands the shorter she grows _
    A candle.
    What is it that sings without a voice _
    A kettle
    What goes up when the rain comes down _
    An Umbrella.
    What is full of holes and still holds water _
    A sponge.
    What is the difference between an
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    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English