School: Clochar na Toirbhirte, Fethard (roll number 8903)
- Location:
- Fethard, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Sr M. Agatha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0557, Page 355
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- (continued from previous page)Long legs, crooked thighs, little head and no eyes?
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Riddle me, riddle me, I see oh
My father gave me some seeds to sow
The seeds were black, the ground was white
Riddle me that before tonight?
A person writing a letter.
As black as ink
As white as snow
It hops on the ground like hailstones?
A magpie.
As black as soot
As green as grass
As red as blood?
A blackberry
What is it that cannot be got for love or money?
Music out of the band of a hat.
What is the first thing you do when you fall into the sea?
Get wet.
What is the most dangerous time of the year?
Spring, because the cow slips about, the bull rush is out and the trees are shooting.
When is a building like a bird?
When it has wings on it.
Why is an ass never hungry?(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mr T. Finn
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Fethard, Co. Tipperary
