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School: Revanagh, Coolcullen, Muine Beag (roll number 5259)

Location:
Reevanagh, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
S. Mag Uaildric
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0859, Page 310

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    A What is it that a car does not want and it cannot go without it.
    A The noise.
    Q As I went into a wood, I sat down to look for it and I had to come out without it.
    A A thorn in my foot.
    Q As I went into a shop I met my uncle Dan. I cut off his head and drank his blood and left his body empty.
    A A bottle of porter.
    Q What is it the more you will cut off the longer it grows.
    A A grave.
    Q Patch upon patch without any stitches riddle me that and I'll buy you a pair of britches
    A Cabbage
    Q As round as an apple as plump as a ball can climb the Church over steeple and all.
    A The sun
    Q Ink ank under bank ten drawn four.
    A A woman milking a cow.
    Q What's full and holds more.
    A A pot full of potatoes and pour water in
    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
    Patrick Brennan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    13
    Informant
    John Brennan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    45
    Address
    Reevanagh, Co. Kilkenny