School: Cúl Umha (Cailíní)

Location:
Cooloo, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Bríd Ní Mhurchú
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  1. Riddle me, Riddle me whats that, over the head and under the hat. (The hair of your head)
    Why is the letter G like the sun. (Because G is in the middle of light)
    The red rogue of the world in three letter's
    "fox"
    What is the first thing you put in a cake. "Your teeth"
    They are often taken to the table, cut but never eaten. "A pack of Cards"
    Where was Moses when the light went out.
    "In the dark"
    Why is a teacher like a stamp "because one sticks with a lick and the other licks with the stick"
    Four leg's up and four leg's down and soft in the middle "A bed".
    Why is July like a six-pence "Becauseit is a tanner."
    What is half of the moo like "The other half".
    Twenty-four white horses tied to a stall up comes the red one and lick's them
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Brighid Ní Ríain
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Summerhill, Co. Galway