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School: Clonmel Convent (roll number 12180)

Location:
Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Sr M. Peadar
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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    Elisabeth Betty and Bet went over the water to fetch a bird's nest. There were three eggs in it and they took one each how many were left?
    Answer :- Two
    Black and white and read all over?
    Answer :- A newspaper.
    As round as an apple, as plump as a ball.
    Can climb the church, over steeple and all?
    Answer :- The Sun.
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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
    Briget Cahill
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilsheelan, Co. Tipperary