School: Ardagh (roll number 15035)
- Location:
- Ardagh, Co. Longford
- Teacher: L. Ó Maolghuala
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0768, Page 209
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- (continued from previous page)colour.
Answer: A clock.
Riddle:- Long legged father big bellied mother three little children all like other.
Answer:- A pot.
Riddle:- One fine day in the middle of a night, two dead men got up to fight, two blind men went to look on, two cripples ran for a priest and two dummies shouted hurry on.
Answer:- A lie.
Riddle:- It will not go up a chimney up but it will go up a chimney down.
Answer:- A umbrella.
Riddle:- Four sticks standers, four dilly danders,two hooks, two crooks and a wag about.
Answer:- A cow.
Riddle:- What is the difference between a postman and a master?
Answer:- The master licks with a stick and the postman sticks with a lick.
Riddle:- Cloty mo lotty lives in the lane every day washing and no day clean.
Answer:- A duck.
Riddle: A little red cow standing against a wall eats all she gets and drinks no at all.
Answer:- A fire.
Riddle:- Hink hank on the bank ten drawing four.
Answer:- A woman milking a cow.
Riddle:- What is in a riddle more than holes.
Answer:- A corners.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Brigid Regan
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mr Michael Regan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 49
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Lissanisky, Co. Longford
