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School: Áth Treasna (B.) (roll number 11236)

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Áth Trasna, Co. Chorcaí
Teacher:
Seán Ó Dálaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0353, Page 214

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    1. Riddle me riddle me randy O.
    My father gave me some seed to sow
    The ground was white, the seeds were black
    Riddle me riddle me randy O
    Ans - Pen, ink, and paper
    2. Hoddy, Doddy with a black body
    And a flat head
    Ans - A pot
    3. Under water over water but never touches water. Ans - A woman going over a bridge with a pail of water on her head
    4. What is the best thing to put in a cake?
    Ans - your teeth.
    5. Why does a hen cross the road?
    Ans- To get to the other side
    6. Why does a cow look over a fence
    Ans - She can't look under it
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. seánra
      1. ealaín bhéil (~1,483)
        1. tomhaiseanna (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Donal Daly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Áth Trasna, Co. Chorcaí
    Collector
    Donal Duggan
    Gender
    Male
    Collector
    Francis Kelleher
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    An Scairtín Íochtarach, Co. Chorcaí
    Collector
    William J. Burke
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    An Scairtín Íochtarach, Co. Chorcaí