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School: Killasnett (roll number 9533)

Location:
Curraghfore, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Eoghan Mac Oirealla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0192, Page 046

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    Where was the first nail struck.
    On the head.
    What's the red roving thief of the world?
    A fox.
    What lead to evry and sleeps out at night.
    A lane.
    How would you compare a flea to a train.
    Because both runs on sleeper's.
    What comes with a carriage and goes with the carriage wont got without it
    The noise.
    Headed like a thimble tailed like a rat
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    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
    Lena Rooney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Curraghfore, Co. Leitrim