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School: Templeorum, Piltown (roll number 6289)

Location:
Templeorum, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
P. Hickey
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    It is in the rock but it is not in the stone. It is in the marrow but it is not in the bone. It is in the river but it is not in the blood. It is in all kind of timber but it is not in the wood.
    Answer = The letter R
    As black as ink as white as milk can hop on the ground like hail-stones.
    Answer = a magpie.
    As round as a apple as plump as a ball can climb the Church over steeple and all
    Answer - The Sun.
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    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
    Joseph Mc Keever
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Templeorum, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Mary Mc Keever
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Templeorum, Co. Kilkenny