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School: Baile an Daingin (B) (roll number 1676)

Location:
Ballindine, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Séamus P. Ó Gríobhtha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0096, Page 809

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    4. A little red cow is standing by the wall, she eats plenty,
    But drinks none at all.
    Answer : a fire.
    5. How many feet have forty sheep,
    A shepherd and his dog. Answer : two feet.
    6. Two ducks before a duck and a duck behind a duck, how many ducks are there
    Answer : three ducks.
    10. Kitty white gown,
    And Kitty red nose,
    The longer she lives
    The shorter she grows.
    Answer : a candle.
    11. Twenty four white horses tied to a stall.
    The red one comes and licks them all
    Answer : teeth and tongue.
    12. A man without an eye saw apples how did he see them. Answer : with the other eye.
    13. As round as an apple,
    As flat as a pan,
    One side a head
    The other side a man.
    Answer : a penny.
    15. Twenty sick sheep went out a gap, One died how many came back.
    Answer : nineteen.
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    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
    Collector
    James Kivneen
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lugalisheen South, Co. Mayo
    Collector
    Louis Mc Hugh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Branraduff, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    John Mc Hugh
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    49
    Address
    Branraduff, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Patrick Kivneen
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lugalisheen South, Co. Mayo