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School: Clareen, Birr

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Clareen, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
S. Ó Néill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0821, Page 321

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    Old Rhymes and Riddles
    One for sorrow
    Two for joy
    Three for marriage
    Four to die
    Five for silver
    Six for gold
    Seven for a tale
    That will never be told.
    East west north and south
    Three hundred teeth and no mouth
    A. A saw..
    Two little men standing on a hill
    They're going, they're going
    And they're standing still.
    A. Two candles lighting.
    As round as an apple
    As deep as a cup
    All the king's horses
    Couldn't pull up up.
    A. A well.
    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