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School: Fermoyle, Lanesboro (roll number 13321)

Location:
Formoyle (Newcomen), Co. Longford
Teacher:
S. Mac Eoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0753, Page 177

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  2. Riddles

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    As I went up the hill I met my uncle Bill. He had long nose iron toes, and on my word he would frighten the crows
    A gun.
    As white as milk and milk it isnt. As black as ink and ink it isnt and it hops on the road like hailstones.
    A magpie.
    As big as a mountain when starting as small as an egg when its home.
    An ice berg.
    Forty sheep went out on a gap. Forty more followed that. The shepherd and his dog how many feet is that.
    Two feet.
    What is the cleanest letter in the alphabet.
    The letter h because it is in the middle of washing.
    What is it that goes as fast as a train.
    Your eyes
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