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School: Mullinahone (C.) (roll number 15363)

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Mullinahone, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Máire Ní Shéaghdha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0560, Page 243

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    9. Riddle me riddle me ranty o, my father gave me some seed to sow
    The seed was black and the ground was white
    Riddle me that tomorrow night?
    Paper and ink.
    10. Through a rock, through a reel, through an old car wheel, through a basin full of pepper, through a sheep's shank marrow bone, Such a reel was never known?
    March wind.
    11. What dog is always three feet long?
    A yard dog.
    12. Four lilly landers, four stick standers, two crookeders, two lookeders, and a wheelabout.
    A Cow.
    13. What ship does everybody try to avoid?
    Hardship.
    14. What kind of wig can no hairdresser make?
    An earwig.
    15. What is the difference between a lame dog and a boy adding six and seven?
    Because he puts down three and carries one.
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    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
    Nellie O' Connell
    Address
    Mullinahone, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Martin Bolger
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Address
    Mullinahone, Co. Tipperary