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School: Cluain Fhada (C.) (roll number 15558)

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Cluain Fada, Co. Ros Comáin
Teacher:
Mrs. Flood
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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    and I picked up what I did not want?
    A thorn in my foot.
    Old mother hubbard had but one eye
    And a very long tail which
    she could let fly,
    And every time she went out a gap
    She left a piece of her tail in the trap?
    A needle and thread.
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    Black and white and red (read) all over.
    Ans- A news-paper.
    If your uncle's sister isn't your aunt what relation is she to you?
    Ans- Your mother.
    London Derry, Cork and Kerry
    Spell me that without a k?
    Ans- that.
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    Topics
    1. seánra
      1. ealaín bhéil (~1,483)
        1. tomhaiseanna (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Teresa Noone
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Goirtín an Chaimidil, Co. Ros Comáin
    Informant
    Thomas Geraghty
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    30
    Address
    Goirtín an Chaimidil, Co. Ros Comáin