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School: Béal Átha na Sluagh (Buachaillí)

Location:
Ballinasloe, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Liam P. Mac an Bháird
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0029, Page 0063

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    Smoke.
    As I went down a slippery path I met my uncle Davy. I cut off his head and left his body easy?
    A head of cabbage.
    What is it that goes from house to house and oes not go into the house?
    A footpath.
    What is it that a train brings with it, it does not need it and it cannot go without it?
    Noise.
    What carries it's heart in it's head?
    A head of cabbage.
    Told by-
    Bernard Ward,
    Jubilee St,
    Ballinasloe.
    18/11/37
    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
    Informant
    Bernard Ward
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Jubilee Street, Co. Galway