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School: Baltrasna (roll number 4086)

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Baltrasna, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Shuibhne
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0716, Page 285

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    1/ Long legs short thighs little head and no eyes?
    Ans. A tongs
    2/ Long and yanky deaf and dumb has no eyes but still can run?
    Ans. A river.
    3/ Round the house and round the house and stays in the corner at night?
    Ans. The twig.
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