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School: Clonshough

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Clonshagh, Co. Dublin
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C. Ní Bhroin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0792, Page 423

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    Round the house and round the house and sleeps in the corner at night.
    Ans. A brush
    As round as an apple as plump as a pear it never will squeal until its pulled by the tail.
    Ans. A bell
    If it took a man an hour to wash himself what would it take to dry himself?
    Ans. A towel
    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
    Nicholas Moran
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Pupil
    Address
    Beaumont, Co. Dublin

  2. Riddles

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    Twelve pears hung high twelve lords passed by Lord each took a pear and still eleven remained
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit