School: Sráid (C.) (roll number 14370)

Location:
Strade, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Bean Uí Liodáin
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  1. Five rooms in a hall one goes in and fills them all. - A glove.
    Why has a cat whiskers. - He cannot shave.
    It goes up high down low wears shoes and has none. - A ball.
    Its black and its white and its read all over. - A news-paper.
    As I went down the boreen I met me Aunt Noreen she had steel toes, iron nose and dear knows she would frighten the crows. - A gun
    As I went over London Bridge I met a London scholar I took out my pen Andrew his name what was the name of the scholar. Andrew.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English