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School: Ballydaniel (roll number 13892)

Location:
Ballydaniel, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Micheál Mac Amhlaoimh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0866, Page 428

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    Hairy in and hairy out,
    And hairy into hairy's mouth?
    A woman knitting a stocking.

    It is red, it is blue, it is parable(?) green
    The king could not touch it, nor the queen?
    A rainbow.

    As I was going out a slippery gap,
    I met my Uncle David
    He had an iron nose
    And metal toes
    And upon my word
    He would frighten the crows?
    A man with a gun?
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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
    Brighid Clohossey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Leugh, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Mrs Clohossey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Leugh, Co. Kilkenny