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School: Ballinamona

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Ballynamona, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Michael Mc Keon
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1007, Page 043

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    I have a little house.
    And it would not hold a mouse.
    And there is as many windows on it
    As a Lordmayors house
    Answer:- A Timble
    What is neither within nor Without
    Answer:- A Window
    What is it thats all flesh and no bones.
    Answer:= A Snail
    Five foot three in my degree
    No house is right without me
    Turn my name the other way
    And I am forty pereches,
    Answer:- A Door - Road
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Clarke
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballynamona, Co. Cavan