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School: Lubhghortán, Scoil Mhuire (roll number 4172)

Location:
Lowertown, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Mhathúna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0290, Page 039

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    Headed like a thimble, tailed like a rat, you may guess forever, but you will never guess that?
    A pipe.
    Little thing, little thing, less than a mouse, has more windows than a Kings house?
    A thimble.
    Once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
    The letter M.
    What goes up when the rain comes down?
    An umbrella.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Anthoney Hayes
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Beakeen, Co. Cork