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School: Ballyboy

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Baile Átha Buí, Co. Uíbh Fhailí
Teacher:
Mrs Gath
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0808, Page 249

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  1. A Fort (continued)

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  2. Riddles

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    1. As round as an apple as deep as a cup all the Kings horses would not draw it up?
    A well.
    2. What has its heart in its head?
    3. What has an eye and cant see?
    A needle.
    4. As round as a timbel a tail like a rat you can guess forever and you will never guess that?
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