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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Nenagh

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Nenagh, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
An tSr. Seanán
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0535, Page 019

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    Q. It was all over the town today.
    A. The sky.
    Q. Black and white and read all over.
    A. A newspaper.
    Q. In a field there is a house, and in the house there is a press, and in the press there is a cup, and in the cup there is a sup that everyone must take.
    A. Death.
    Q. Ink ank under the bank ten drawing four.
    A. A woman milking a cow.
    Q. As round as an apple, as plump as a ball can climb the church, over steeple and all.
    A. The sun.
    Q. What goes up when the rain comes down.
    A. An umbrella.
    Q. It sleeps all day and drinks all night.
    A. A lamp.
    Q. Patch upon patch without any stiches.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maura Mc Loughlin
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Address
    Cudville, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mr John Meaher
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    40
    Address
    Cudville, Co. Tipperary