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School: Trummera, Mountrath (roll number 15446)

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Trumra, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Mrs Muldowney
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    “As round as an apple as flat as a pan one side a woman and the other a man.”

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    As round as an apple as flat as a pan one side a woman and the other a man.
    Answer, A penny
    Under the fire and over the fire and never touches the fire.
    Answer, A cake in a baker.
    Long legs short thighs little body no eyes.
    Answer, A tongs
    Two dead men fighting, two blind men looking on, two cripples going for the police, and two dummies crying hurry on. Answer, A lie.
    I have a red heifer she stands by the wall she eats all she gets and drinks none at all.
    Answer A fire.
    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
    Mary Dunne
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Trumra, Co. Laois