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School: Cluainteach (roll number 10329)

Location:
Cluainteach, Co. an Longfoirt
Teacher:
Bean Mhic Garaidh
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    Over the head and under the hat you can guess for ever but you would not guess that?
    The hair of your head.
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    Hitty hatty on the wall,
    HItty hatty got a fall,
    Three score men and
    three score more
    would not fix hitty hatty the way he was before.
    An egg
    How can you carry water in a riddle?
    When there is ice on it.
    How many sticks goes to a crow's nest?
    None until they are carried.
    How would you compare the middle of a tree to a dog's bark? Because it is the farthest away from the bark.
    How would you carry water in a sive without upsetting?
    When there is ice on it.
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