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School: Ballycloghan, Ardagh (roll number 9827)

Location:
Ballycloghan, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Mary Ledwith
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0754, Page 055

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    Spell a broken down ditch in three letters.
    Ans a Gap.
    Spell enemy in three letters.
    Ans Fox
    a lepper a ditches a clipper a thorns a little brown cow and a pair of leather horns.
    ans a hare?
    Why is it that a cow looks across a fence.
    Ans because she cannot look under it.
    As round as an apple as plump as as a ball can climb the church over steeple and all. Ans The sun
    Up chip-cherry and down chip-cherry and all the men in derry would'nt climb chip cherry. Ans The smoke
    Long legs short tighs little head and no eyes. Ans A thongs
    As black as silk as white as milk and it hops on the road like hail-stones. Ans A mag-pie
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridget Farrell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Garrycam, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Patrick Farrell
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Address
    Garrycam, Co. Longford