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School: Richmond (roll number 14400)

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Richmond, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Pádraig Mac Giollarnáth
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0152, Page 023

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    Riddles
    28th January 1938
    What goes away between two woods and comes home between two waters .
    A man fetching water in pails.
    What goes away above the ground and returns under it .
    A man with sods on his head.
    The king of Manchester sent to his sister a bottomless vessel to hold raw meat .Whats that ?
    A ring.
    Four legs a head and a foot .
    A bed.
    Viddy-noddy round body , three feet and a wooden hat .Whats that.
    A pot.
    One half dead the other half living and a tail wagging .
    A dog with his head in a pot.
    Patch upon patch without any stitches .Riddle me that and I will buy you a pair of breeches .
    A head of cabbage.
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    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
    Elizabeth Noone
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrowcloghagh, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mr John Noone
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Carrowcloghagh, Co. Mayo