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School: Cluainteach (roll number 10329)

Location:
Cloontagh, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Bean Mhic Garaidh
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    Over the head and under the hat you may guess for ever but you wouldn't guess that.
    The hair of your head.
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    As round as an apple, as deep as a cup and all the men in Derry would not lift it up
    A well
    As round as an apple, as flat as a pan one side a woman and the other a man. A penny.
    What is it that goes round the house and draws a harrow after her.
    A hen with a flock of chickens
    What is it has legs and never walks/
    A chair.
    Up chip cherry, down chip cherry and all the men in Derry would not climb chip cherry.
    The smoke
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    S. Mac Abheatha
    Gender
    Male