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School: Cill Moicheallóg (B.) (roll number 15740)

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Kilmallock, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Conchobhar Mac Raghnaill
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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    (9)
    Q. Patch upon patch, without any stitches;
    Riddle me that and I'll buy you a pair of breeches.
    Ans. A cabbage.
    (10)
    Q. What goes round the wood, and round the wood, And never gets into the wood?
    Ans. The bark of a tree.
    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
    Eoin Bermingham
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Tankardstown, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Mrs Bermingham
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    56
    Address
    Tankardstown, Co. Limerick