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School: Carnaross, Kells (roll number 3852)

Location:
Carnaross, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Ceallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0705, Page 085

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    What is it that is bought by the yard and wore by foot.
    A carpet.
    When does mother often break the law?
    When she poaches eggs.
    A live in the front dead in the middle body and soul behind.
    A man ploughing.
    When does a caterpillar grow good
    When it turn over a new leaf.
    Which is the left side of a round plum-pudding. The side that isn't.
    What has branches but neither root trunk leaves nor bark.
    A railway.
    What living creature never takes
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rose Reilly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derver, Co. Meath