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School: Cloran (roll number 5282)

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An Cloichreán, Co. na hIarmhí
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Síle Flynn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0725, Page 0357

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  3. XML “A Tale about a Fairy”
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  1. A Tale about a Fairy (continued)

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  2. Riddles

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    7. What walks with its head down.
    A nail in a man's boot.
    8. Headed like a thimble. Tailed like a rat. You may guess for ever but you could not guess that.
    A pipe.
    9. Riddle ma riddle ma ree. A little white horse tied to a tree?
    A button in a mans shirt.
    10. Londonderry, Cork, and Kerry. Spell me that with a Kerry?
    T-H-A-T.
    11. What goes up when the rain comes down?
    An umbrella.
    12. What goes up white and come down yellow?
    An egg.
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