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School: Offerlane (roll number 13158)

Location:
Tinnakill, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Liam de Chléir
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    VI; What is that which few like to see,give away, or help.
    Answer; Their bed.
    VIII;
    What word of five letters becomes smaller if you add two more letters.
    Answer; The word "small".
    IX; When would you expect to find a ship clean.
    Answer; When it leaves The Wash.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eileen Prescott
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Coolrain, Co. Laois