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School: Baile Uí Ghrádaigh, Ceann Tuirc

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Ballygrady South, Co. Cork
Teacher:
N., Bean de Róiste
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0365, Page 118

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    What at certain times walks with its head down.
    Answer:- A nail in a boot.
    Middy moddy round body three feet and a wooden hat.
    Answer:- A pot.
    What is full and holds more.
    Answer:- A pot of potatoes when you pour water in.
    What goes all round and never gets into the wood.
    Answer:- The bark of a tree.
    Patch upon patch without any stitches riddle me that and I will buy you a pair of breeches.
    Answer:- A head of cabbage.
    As I was walking through a field I met my uncle Davie, I cut off his head and left his body go easy.
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