School: Gortaveha (roll number 16488)
- Location:
- Gortaveha, Co. Clare
- Teacher: P. Wiley
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0592E, Page 11_065
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Riddles
Twenty four cows tied in a stall up comes the red bull and lick them all.
Answer.-Your teeth and tongue.
What is that that is too short cut a bit off and it will be long enough -
Answer.- a grave.
Two legs sitting on three legs one leg -in comes four legs runs away with one leg -up stands two legs.flings three legs after four legs and brings back one leg.
Answer.-An old woman ,sitting by the fire ,a dog came ran with a leg of mutton.The woman stood up and flung the stool she was sitting on at the dog and brought back the leg of mutton.
- Collector
- Michael Ó hAinnín
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Reanahumana, Co. Clare
