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School: Killyon (roll number 7120)

Location:
Killyon, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Brighid, Bean Uí Fithcheallaigh
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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    wide at the bottom.
    Answer: Chimney.
    No. 2.
    As round as an apple as deep as a pail and it never cries out until it is pulled by the tail.
    Answer: A bell
    No. 3.
    Long leg legless went to the door headless. It is more afraid of a cock or hen than all the Jewish men.
    Answer: A worm.
    No. 4.
    Black and white and hops on the road like hailstones.
    Answer: A Magpie.
    No. 5.
    Riddle me, riddle my Auntie, O my father gave me seed to sow. When the seed began to grow like a
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Anne Cunningham
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clondalee More, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Mrs Cunningham
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clondalee More, Co. Meath