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School: Glanworth (B.) (roll number 4837)

Location:
Glanworth, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Liam Ó Ríoghbhardáin
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    The following riddles were got from old people in the Parish of Glanworth, Co. Cork.
    Q. I have a little house, and a mouse could not live in it,
    And all the men in town could not count all the windows in it.
    A. A Thimble.
    Q. As white as milk and milk it isn't,
    As red as blood and blood it isn't.
    As black as ink and ink it isn't,
    And what is it?.
    A. A Blackberry.
    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
    John Crowley
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mr John Crowley
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    47