School: Naomh Feichín, Cros (roll number 7075)

Location:
Cross, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
M. Mac Niocail
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  1. Riddles
    1. As white as snow and snow it it isent. As green as grass and grass it isent. As red as blood and blood it isent. As black as jet and jet it isent. What is it?
    (A blackberry)
    2. (Under the) How many times does a hen pick the ground before she has enough eaten
    (Once)
    3. How many cows tails would reach the sky
    (One if it was long enough)
    4. It opens like a barn door, closes like
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    John Monaghan
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    46
    Address
    Cross East, Co. Mayo