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School: Athea (roll number 15686)

Location:
Athea, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Mrs M. Danaher
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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    it and could not get it, and if I got it I would not bring it with me.
    A thorn
    What key is it the hardest to turn
    A donkey
    It is white and it is black and it hops on the road like hailstones
    A magpie
    Spell a mouse trap in three letters
    Cat
    As I went out a slippery gap I met a little man with a red cap. He had a stick in his hand and a stone in his middle riddle me that and I will give you a fiddle.
    A Haw
    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
    Eibhlín Ní h-Aodha
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Athea, Co. Limerick