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

Location:
Ferns, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Stás, Bean Uí Mhuimhneacháin
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  1. (continued from previous page)
    it with me _
    A thorn.
    What is the difference between the north pole and the south pole _
    All the difference of the world.
    What is the cleanest letter in the Alphabet _
    H because it is in the middle of washing.
    Twenty white horses in a red
    stall a red one comes up and
    licks them all _
    A mouth.
    As round as an apple as flat as a pan, the whole of an woman the half of a man _
    A penny.

    What walks with its head down _
    A nail in a mans boot.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English