School: An Gleann Garbh (roll number 2379)

Location:
Glengarriff, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Caoimhín Ó Séaghdha
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  1. 1. I washed my hands in water that was never rain or ran. I dried my hands in a towel that was never wove or spun.
    The dew that washed them, and the sun dried them.
    2. Under water, and over water, but never touches water.
    An egg in a duck.
    3. Four legs up, and four legs down, soft in the
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Séumas Ó Mathghamhna
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Reenmeen West, Co. Cork