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School: Lusmagh

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Gortarevan, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
T. Ó Floinn
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    1. Tell me please if you are able what word produces chair and table - Charitable.
    2. Why should photos be strong. - Because they are always being developed.
    3. What ship do we all like to avoid. - Hardship.
    4. How many cuts does a well-pointed scallop want. - None, because it is already cut and pointed.
    5. As I went up the hill of Hives I met a man and seven wives, each wife had seven bags, each bag had seven cats how many went up the hill
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    May Shiels
    Gender
    Female