School: Killorglin (C.) (roll number 12833)

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   stayed above and black came down. (A black hen and a egg)
   15. What goes away above the ground and returns under it. (
   16. What goes away between two woods and comes back between two waters? ( A man fetching water)

   

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2. Tomhaiseanna

   

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   17. Little red Nancy in the hall if you give her butter she will eat it all? (A fire) 18. Jane-white petticoat with a long nose. The longer she lives the shorter she grows? (A candle) 19. All teeth and no mouth? (A briar) 20. As black as ink, as white as milk; hopping in the road like hailstones? (A magpie)

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
         1. riddles (~7,209)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Máire Ní Shúilliobháin

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Laharan, Co. Kerry

3. Tomhaiseanna

   

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   21. Middy-Nody, round body three feet, and a wooden hat (A pot)
   22. What is full, but holds more? (A pot of potatoes when you pour water in)

   

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