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School: Clochar na Toirbhirte, Thurles (roll number 4068)

Location:
Thurles, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
An tSr. Aodán
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    What is it that turns and never moves.
    Milk.
    What city in the United States is high in the middle and round at both ends.
    Ohio.
    What kind of a roof does not keep out the rain.
    The roof of your mouth.
    What town in Eire spells the same backwards and forward.
    Navan.
    What weight is the moon.
    A hundred weight because it had four quarters.
    What is the biggest city in the world.
    Dublin because it is Dublin every year.
    What is it I can see that
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    May Nolan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Leugh, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mr William Malone ??
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dovea, Co. Tipperary