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School: Naomh Pádraig, Knockvicar

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Knockvicar, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Ceallaigh
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    Answer: On a goose.
    (65) If you fell off a house where would you get down.
    Answer: Down on the ground against your will.
    (66) It goes away between pail and comes back between two waters.
    Answer: A man fetching water.
    (67) Two ins, two o's, an l and a d, put that together and spell for me.
    Answer: London.
    (68) Under the fire and over the fire and never touches the fire.
    Answer: A cake in an oven.
    (69) What's full and holds
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Cláir Nic Dhiarmuda
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Behy, Co. Roscommon