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School: Ballyglass (roll number 14642)

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Ballyglass West, Co. Galway
Teacher:
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0036D, Page 02_015

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    you were guessing for ever you would never guess that. A Briar
    A little white man with a little red nose the more you pull him the more he goes. A Cigarette.
    Long legged father big stomach mother and three little children all the one colour. The hanger and the big pot and the three legs of it.
    As round as an apple as plump as a ball it climbs over the church steeple and all. The Sun.
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    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
    Michael Holland
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Fiddaun, Co. Galway