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School: Lios an Chochaill (roll number 5462)

Location:
Lisacoghil, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Liongain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0204, Page 146

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  1. A Collection of Riddles

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    A Collection of Riddles
    1. Under the fire, and over the fire, and never touches the fire.
    Bake in an oven.
    2. As sound as an apple, as deep as a cup, All the men in Derry would not lift it up.
    Spring well.
    3. Round the house and round the house and looks in every key hole.
    Sun.
    4. What goes through the woods and through the woods with its head down
    Nail in a man's shoe.
    5. What's full of holes and holes up water
    The crook.
    6. As I went out in a ''guttrey'' gap I met my Uncle David, I cut his lead and drank his blood his blood
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      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
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    English