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School: Coillte Bó (roll number 15984)

Location:
Kiltybo, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Michael S. Ó Ceallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0107, Page 349

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    the rain comes down.
    (An umbrella)
    It is not inside in you, It is not outside on you, but it is on you and it is not heavy for you to carry.
    (Your name)
    It is long and it is thin and it has a red nose, the longer you pull it, the shorter it gets.
    (A Cigarette)
    What walks with its head down.
    (A Nail)
    It goes in dry it comes out wet, the longer you leave it the stronger it gets.
    (Tea in a teapot)
    A leper a ditcher, a tripper, a thorn a little brown cow without any horn.
    (A Hair)
    Black and white and read all over.
    (A book)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nora Carney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Mace Lower, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Carney
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Mace Lower, Co. Mayo