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School: Moneytown, Roundwood

Location:
Moneystown, Co. Wicklow
Teacher:
Mrs. Redmond
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0918, Page 068

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0918, Page 068

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    A houseful and a room ful but cannot catch a spoonful? Smoke
    Long legs, little head and no eyes? A tongs.
    What turns without moving? Milk
    Which side of an ass would you get down off? Neither.
    Head like a thimble a tail like a rat. Guess for ever and your will never guess that? A pipe.
    What is full of eyes and cannot see? A potato.
    Patch upon patch without any stitches? A head of cabbage.
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