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School: Kilmaganny, Thomastown

Location:
Cill Mogeanna, Co. Chill Chainnigh
Teacher:
C. Ó Hurdail
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  1. A Collection of Riddles (continued)

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    (2) Riddle, riddle, randy O
    My father gave me seed to sow.
    The seed was black, the ground was white
    Riddle me that 'again' Saturday night.
    Writing on paper with ink.
    (3) Riddle, riddle, randy O,
    A hundred eyes & no nose.
    A pepper-can.
    (4) If Tom's father was Dick's son, what would Dick be to Tom?
    His grandfather.
    (5) One day a man went to a fair. He bought a cow, brought it home & four men came in for ¼ lb of meat. What time was it?
    ¼ to one.
    (6) How many sides to a plum-pudding?
    Two - the outside & the inside.
    (7) As I went up a hill, I saw Mrs Bunko sitting on her jingo eating [?].
    A rabbit eating grass.
    (8) Two dead men frighting; two blind men looking; two cripples running for the guards & two dummies tell them hurry on.
    A big lie.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maura Power
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cill Mogeanna, Co. Chill Chainnigh