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School: Athea (roll number 15686)

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Athea, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Mrs M. Danaher
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0486, Page 063

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    And my dear little sister had only one bright eye.
    A Star.
    13. What is it that no man wishes to have
    Or no man wishes to lose.
    A bald head.
    14. As white as milk as black as ink
    And it hops on the road like hailstones
    A Magpie
    15. Long legs, crooked thighs, small head and no eyes.
    A tongs.
    16. It is red and its yellow and it's parable green
    The king could not get at it nor neither the queen.
    A rainbow.
    17. Twenty sick sheep went out a gap
    One died. How many came back
    Nineteen
    (continues on next page)
    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
    Eibhlín De Stach
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Athea Upper, Co. Limerick