School: Eaglais

Location:
Burren, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Seosamh Ó Mongaigh
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  1. Why is a dog with a broken leg like a child doing sums.
    (because he puts down three ang carries [?])
    Spell a broken down fence in three letters
    (gap)
    Black and white went up the hill. Black came down and white stood still.
    (a hen and her egg)
    A lump of suet at the threes sot[?] and no bones going through it.
    (a snail)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Flannery
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Flannery
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    45
    Address
    Sarnaght, Co. Mayo