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School: Danesfort (roll number 1300)

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Danesfort, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Bean Uí Eadhra
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0854, Page 206

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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nancy Slattery
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Address
    Pigeonpark, Co. Kilkenny

  2. Riddles

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    Little penny Brick Sitting by the Rick Has more horns Than all the King's Sheep
    (a Hedgehog)
    I washed my face in water that never rained nor run. I dried it in a towel that was never woven nor spun.
    (Washed in dew and dried in [?]
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