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School: Lubhghortán, Scoil Mhuire (roll number 4172)

Location:
Lowertown, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Mhathúna
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    What makes oil boil?
    The letter "b"
    As round as an apple, as blunt as a ball, can climb the church over steeple and all?
    The sun.
    Patch upon patch without any stitches, riddle me that ans I'll buy you a pair of breeches?
    A head of cabbage.
    In came two legs bringing one leg and laid it on three legs. Up came four legs and ran away with one leg and two legs caught three legs and pegged it after four legs
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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
    Eileen Mc Carthy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Arderrawinny, Co. Cork