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School: Ballyhaise (2)

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Béal Átha hÉis, Co. an Chabháin
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Bean Uí Mhaolagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0973, Page 121

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    What part of a cow goes through a gap first? "Her breath."
    Patches and patches, without stitches, riddle me that and I'll buy a pair of breeches. "A cabbage head."
    Hiddie Haddie on a wall, Hiddie Haddie got a fall, Ten score men and ten score more Could not put Hiddie on the place she was before "An egg."
    If an ass's tail is facing the North
    What part of her is facing the South? "Her head."
    What is inside and out-side? "A window"
    What is always behind time? The back of a watch.
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