School: Baile Mhic Aodha (Ballymachugh)

Location:
Ballymachugh, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
S. Ní Dhuinnín
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  1. 10. What is the hardest key to turn
    Ans. A donkey
    11. Black and white went up the hill black came back but white stood still
    Ans. An Egg
    12. Haw many feet have forty sheep a shepard and his dog.
    Ans. Two.
    13. I went into a house and I saw a woman churning and guess what i saw her churning with
    Ans. My two eyes.
    14. There was a room with eight corners a cat sat in each corner seven cats before a cat and a cat on every cats tail how many cats were in the room.
    Ans Eight
    15. How many eyes have forty flies
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Phyllis Reynolds
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Woodlawn, Co. Cavan