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School: Ballyglass (roll number 14642)

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Ballyglass West, Co. Galway
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0036D, Page 07_014

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    never guess that. A briar
    A houseful and a roomful and you couldn’t catch a spoonful. The air
    Twenty four white horses standing on a stall up comesmthe red one and licks them all. your tongue and teeth
    A head like a thimble and a tail like a rat and if you were guessing for ever you would never guess that. A pipe
    Black and white and read all over. A news paper
    Bridie Howley
    Lavally Connor
    Ardrahan 23.. 1-1938
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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
    Bridie Howley
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lavally, Co. Galway