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School: Glendalough

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Glendalough, Co. Wicklow
Teacher:
Bean Uí Ghabhann
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0917, Page 364

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    this way or that way it will come out just the same
    A. Navan
    Q. As round as an apple as plump as a ball, can climb over church, over steeple and all?
    A. The sun.
    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
    Carmel Ní Bhroin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derrybawn, Co. Wicklow
    Informant
    Phelim Ó Broin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    43
    Occupation
    Tiománaí
    Address
    Derrybawn, Co. Wicklow