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School: Ballynacargy (C.) (roll number 7893)

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Ballynacarrigy, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Bean Mhic Óda
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    Riddles
    Moscow has it. Holland wants it still.
    Its in every mountain but its in no hill. Observe it well its quite easy understood. Its in every timber but its in no wood?
    The letter M.
    As I looked out in a wonderful window I saw a wonderful thing. I say the dead carrying the live, wasn't that a wonderful thing.
    A ship.
    I warn all good children when the school they should attend. I tell them when the class begins
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rita Nally
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Laragh, Co. Westmeath