School: Clochar na Toirbhirte, Baile an Gharrdha (roll number 15334)

Location:
Ballingarry, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
An tSr Celestín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0563, Page 065

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0563, Page 065

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    5 Niddy, Noddy round body three feet and a wooden hat.
    A pot.
    6 One fine day in the middle of the night, two dead men got up to fight two blind men kept looking on, two cripples ran for the police, two dummies told them hurry on.
    A lie.
    7 Spell red rogue of the world in three letters.
    A fox
    8 On what side of the jug is the handle.
    On the outside
    9 As round as an apple as deep as a pole, it never cries out until its caught by the tail.
    A bell
    10 I know a little man above in the field and if you pull his leg his nose will bleed
    A pump
    11 What makes more noise in a parlour than a pig.
    two pigs.
    12 Spell scraper of the haggard in three letters.
    A hen
    13 What part of a car goes into the town first
    the noise
    14 It went to America and it stoped there. It came home again and it would not go there.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máighréad Ní Mheachair
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Ballintaggart, Co. Tipperary