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School: Lorrha (C.) (roll number 601)

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Lorrha, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Gertrude M. Lee
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0530, Page 063

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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Cecelia Dowd
    Gender
    Female

  2. Riddles

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    England, Ireland, France and Spain.
    All met together in a shower of rain,
    Were put in a bag and tied with a string
    Riddle me that and I will give you a ring.
    A pudding.
    It would fight the bull and kill the bear and conquer all the birds in the air. What is it?
    Hunger
    Margaret Dillon
    Lorrha G.N.S
    18-11-'37
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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