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School: Iomaire Buí (B.) (roll number 9817)

Location:
Ummeraboy East, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Tadhg Ó Gealbháin
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  1. A Collection of Riddles I Heard Locally (continued)

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    (continued from previous page)
    My face is as round as your little girl, but I have no eyes to see. My hands are busy the long long day, as busy as they can be. Sometimes I speak that you may know, how fast the hours and minutes go.
    The clock.
    Paul had it behind, Luck had it before, and Jack Kelleher had it twice in the spot.
    The letter L.
    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
    E. Mc Sweeney
    Age
    11
    Address
    Ummeraboy East, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Timothy O' Connor
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Carpenter
    Address
    Doonasleen East, Co. Cork