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School: Ballycumber (B.), St Ciaran's

Location:
Ballycumber, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
G. Ó Súilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0811, Page 019

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    1. I knew a thing not four weeks old when Adam was no more
    But before that thing was five weeks old Adam was four score.
    Ans: the Moon
    2. As I went out in a field of wheat I picked up something I could not eat.
    It was neither fish flesh, nor bone yet in three weeks it could run alone?
    Ans: An Egg
    3. Long legs, short thights, little head and no eyes?
    Ans: A tongs
    4. As I went in yonder gap I met my Uncle Davy, I cut his throat and sucked his blood and left him lying easy?
    Ans: A bottle of porter
    5. In a garden was laid a most beautiful
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Colgan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Moorock, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Mr J. Guinan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    55
    Address
    Bellair or Ballyard, Co. Offaly