School: Géag (C.), Baile na Muc (roll number 13306)
- Location:
- Gaigue, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Máire Ní Mhurchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0758, Page 200
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- (continued from previous page)and the man that used it never saw it?
A coffin
"Gennie huddle" in a puddle with a green gown and a white petticoat?
A rush.
What is full and can hold more?
A pot of potatoes - can hold water.
Eight arms but no hand a wooden leg but cannot stand is often wet but cannot feel has no boots but is shot with steel a dress of silk with a belt round the middle now can you guess this silly riddle.?
An umbrella.
What goes up the chimney down but cannot come down the chimney up.?
An umbrella.
What goes up when the rain comes down?
An umbrella.
I have a sister called Peep - weep she goes over the sea let it be ever so deep.
The moon.
Which man wears the biggest hat?(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Annie Larkin
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Gaigue, Co. Longford
- Informant
- Mrs Patrick Larkin
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 87
- Address
- Gaigue, Co. Longford
