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School: Tunnyfoyle

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Tonyfoyle, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Bean Mhic Thréinfhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1016, Page 154

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  1. A Funny Story (continued)

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    Then the three sons got the steed of bells and when they were comming home with the steed of bells and when their step-mother heard them comming she fell from the top of the castle and she was killed.
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  2. Riddles

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    No 1. Four legs up and four legs down soft in the middle.
    And hard all round?
    Answer. A bed.
    No 2. Opens like a door and shuts like a trap. You may guess everything but you will not guess that?
    Answer. An (umber) umbrella.
    No 3. What is neighter inside nor outside and is in every body's house?
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Cathleen Meehan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tonyfoyle, Co. Cavan