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School: Cnoc an Iubhair (B.)

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Kealid, Co. Kerry
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Pádraig Ó Ceallacháin
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    1. I have a little house and a mouse couldn't live in it, and all the men in Kerry couldn't count the number of windows in it.
    Ans. A Thimble.
    2. There is a thing Tis as white as milk, Tis as black as ink and it hops in the road like hailstone.
    Ans. A Magpie.
    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
    Tim Flaherty
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    14
    Informant
    Timothy Flaherty
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    53
    Occupation
    Labourer
    Address
    Kealid, Co. Kerry