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School: Tón Ruadh (roll number 12809)

Location:
Tonroe, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máirtín Ó Giobaláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0115, Page 1

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    Under the fire and over the fire
    never touches the fire
    Ans = A cake in a oven.
    Long legs crooked thighs
    Small head, no eys.
    Ans = Tongs
    Patch whom patch
    Without any stiches
    Riddle me that and I'll buy you a breeches
    Ans = A head of cabbage.
    Around the house, around the house. And all heads down.
    Ans = Nails in boots
    Twenty sheep went out a gap
    Twenty more alone with that
    Five eleven, six seven
    Two and three how many is that.
    Ans = Five
    Shell black water in the three letters
    Ans = Ink
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English