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School: Páirc an Iarla (roll number 9303)

Location:
Rathpeak, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Mícheál Mac Ceit
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0272, Page 062

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    Q. Why does a hen pick a pot
    A. Because she can not lick it
    Q. A head like a timble tail like a rat you may guess for ever but you would not guess that
    A. A pipe
    Q. What is the highest thing in thing in the wood.
    A. A cow's lew
    Q. I went into the wood for a load of timber I did not bring crooked sticks nor straight sticks but I brought a load of timber
    A. A load of saw dust.
    Q. Twenty white cattle feeding in a stall up comes the red one and jumps over all.
    A. Set of teeth and the tongue
    Q. What's full and holds more.
    A. A pot of potatoes and pour water in
    Q. What side of a cup is the handle.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Owen Colleran
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rathpeak, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Owen Colleran
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rathpeak, Co. Roscommon