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School: Currach Púir (Curraghpoor), Dún na Sgíath (roll number 14008)

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Curraghpoor, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Liam Ó Duibhir
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    Riddle riddle roundyo,
    My father gave me some seed to sow, the seed was black and the ground was white, riddle riddle roundyo.
    Ans: ink, pen and notepaper
    Patch upon patch without any stitches, riddle me that and ill buy you a britches. Ans: a head of cabbage
    Headed like a thimble, tailed like as a rat you may guess forever but won't guess that. Ans: a pipe
    How would you get down off an ass? Ans: You couldn't, you would only get down on a duck's breast.
    Betty inside the ditch, Betty outside the ditch and if you go near Betty she will bite you.
    Answer A Nettle
    If a sod of turf cost 4 1/2 pence what would 1 cut come to
    Answer: Ashes
    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
    Patrick Flanagan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Drishane, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mr M. Flanagan
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    42
    Address
    Drishane, Co. Tipperary