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School: Baile Fionáin, Fearann Fuar (roll number 7990/1)

Location:
Ballyfinnane, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Foghlú
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    Q A clipper of ditches a cutter of hedges, a little brown cow with two leather horns?
    A A hare.
    Q A flock of white sheep on a red hill, here they go, there they go, and now they stand still?
    A Teeth in your gums.
    Q Under water and over water but never tips the water?
    A A Egg.
    Q There was a little house and a mouse could not live in it and all the men in (Kill) Kerry could not count all the windows
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Cissie Mac Mahon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Curraghmore West, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Mrs Mac Mahon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Curraghmore West, Co. Kerry