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School: Shannagh (roll number 8400)

Location:
Shannagh, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
J. Hutchman
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1032, Page 046

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    A man going for water with two wooden pails.
    What goes through the wood and through the wood and leaves a rag on every bush?
    The snow.
    As round as an apple, as plump as a ball, can climb the Church steeple over pillars and all.
    The sun.
    I see it and you don't see it and it is nearer to you than to me.
    The back of your head.
    What side of a cup is the ear on?
    The outside.
    What runs and has no legs?
    Water.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Ruby Clarke
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Pollnaranny, Co. Donegal