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School: Lenamore, Rathowen (roll number 5115)

Location:
Lenamore, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Brian Mac Tomas
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    Q. Up the ladder and down the ladder and never touching a bit of the ladder?
    A. A knife in a man's pocket.
    Q. Up the ladder with its head down?
    A. A stud in a man's boot.
    Q. As round as an apple as deep as a pail and never cries out till its catched by the tail?
    A. A bell.
    Q. Round the house and round the house and sleeps in
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brigid Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ardanragh, Co. Longford