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School: Teampall Mhuire

Location:
Carbad Beg, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0144, Page 012

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    (24) As I looked out my bedroom window I lost my gold ring. I saw the dead the live. Was'nt that a wonderful thing.
    Ans+ A Ship carrying cattle.
    (25) What is deeper than hell.
    Ans=A Tailor's thimble.
    (26) What's blacker than the Crow
    Ans= Her feathers.
    (27) I have a little sister and they call her Peep - Peep" she would wade through the water so deep, deep, deep, She would climb up the hill so high high, high, and my little sister has a very bright eye.
    Ans= A Star
    (28) A small house and it is full of meat and there is no window or door to get in to eat. Ans = An Egg
    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
    Margaret Lynn
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cartoon, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Pat Jordan
    Relation
    Not a relative
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cartoon, Co. Mayo