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School: Ballyfeeny (roll number 9468)

Location:
Kilglass, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Cáit, Bean Uí Mhurthuile
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    Transpose more and bring to view an ancient city well known to you.
    Rome
    The more you take from it the bigger it gets.
    A hole.
    What is it that stands on one leg with its hearts in its head.
    A head of cabbage.
    Round the house and round the house and sits in the corner.
    A twig
    When is a dog with a broken leg like a boy doing sums.
    Because he leaves down three and carries one.
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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
    Ita Mac Dermott
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Culliagh Upper, Co. Roscommon