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School: Glenderry (roll number 10403)

Location:
Glenderry, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Peadar Ó Gleathbhúir
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    At what side is the handle in the cup? At the outside. What is the longest word in the English language? Smiles, because there is a "mile" between the first and last letters. It is in the field and it is not cut, it is in the river and it not drowned, it is in the shop and it not sold? A sunbeam. I sought for I found, it was easily met, yet God never got it and never will get. A Superior. If a rail of turf cost ten shillings, what would a ton of coals come to? Ashes
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nicholas Higgins
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Glenderry, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    John Higgins
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Glenderry, Co. Kerry