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School: Sraithíní (roll number 17145)

Location:
Sraheens, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
M. Ní Dhuinnshleibhe
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    6. As round as an apple as plump as a ball can climb the church over steeple and all. The sun
    7. What always walks with its head down? A nail in your boot.
    8. What goes away along the ground and returns under it. A man with sods in his head.
    9. Middy Noddy round body three feet and a wooden hat? A pot.
    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
    David Roughneen
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lakill, Co. Mayo