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School: Clochar na Trócaire, An Tulach

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Tulla, Co. Clare
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An tSr. Trócaire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0589, Page 219

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    me that i will give you half a pint.
    A. Pen ink and paper
    Q.As i went out a slippery gap I met mu uncle teddy i cut off his head and left his body easy
    A Cabbage stump.
    Q.Long legs crooked thighs small head and no eyes
    A A tongs
    Q.Twenty sick sheep went out a gap one died how many came back
    A.19 sheep
    Q.Under water over water yet it never touches the water
    A. Egg boiling
    Q.Put these letters in Alphabet word
    A.Heroic
    Q.What are the sweetest letters
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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
    Brid Ní Bhriain
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Knockjames, Co. Clare