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School: Levitstown, Mageney

Location:
Levitstown, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
Elizabeth Hearne
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0781, Page 318

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  2. Old Irish Riddles

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    What is it the train has, does not want, and cannot go without.?
    Noise.
    I washed me hands in water.
    Never was rain or run.
    I dried them in a towel.
    Never was wove or spun?
    Washed in dew dried in sun.
    It is in the rock but not in stones.
    It is in marrow not in bone.
    It is in church not in steeple.
    It is in parson not in people.?
    R.
    How many beans makes five.?
    Two in each hand and one in your mouth.
    What is half eaten herring worth.?
    A turning.
    What is the shyest article.?
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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
    Kathleen Kenna
    Gender
    Female