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School: Ryefield

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Ryefield, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Ida Carnew
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    Running on the level and then suddenly falling.
    Fr. A waterfall.
    When has a man four hands.
    Fr. When he doubles his fists.
    What is the difference between a falling star and a fog.
    Fr. One is missed in the sky and the other is mist on the ground.
    What does the moon weigh
    Fr. One cwt because it is four quarters.
    In yonder field there is a table and in the table there is a drawer, and in the drawer there is a cup, and in the cup there is a sup that everyone
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Vida Strong
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Callanfree House, Co. Cavan