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School: Muclach

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Mucklagh, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
S. Ó Néill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0805, Page 045

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    What can you knit without knitting needles - your brows.
    What do liars do when they die - they lie still.
    What burns to keep a secret - sealing wax.
    What is that which is bought by the yard, and is worn by the foot - carpet.
    What is it that is full of holes yet holds water - a sponge.
    What is like half the moon - the other half.
    What tune makes everybody glad - Fortune.
    What is always behind time - the back of a watch.
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  2. A Lone Bush

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    A lone bush grows a mile from Blue Ball. How its known to be a fairies bush because no grass grows ground it. It grows near the road. It is a white thorn bish. One night a man by the name of
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teresa Walsh
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Address
    Screggan, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Mrs Walsh
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    40
    Address
    Screggan, Co. Offaly