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School: Carron / Carthan (roll number 7573)

Location:
Carran, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Micheál Ó Muirthille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0616B, Page 12_004

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    boat.
    What is it that is always cut and never eaten.
    A pack of cards.
    Twenty four white cows tied in a stall, out came a red one and licked them all.
    When you lick your teeth with your tongue.
    Jenny inside the wall, Jenny outside the wall, if you catch Jenny, Jenny will catch you, but if you do not catch Jenny, Jenny will not catch you.
    A nettle.
    As round as an apple as plump as a ball, climbs the church over
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máire Ní Dabhuren
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Meggagh West, Co. Clare