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School: Teampall Mhuire

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Carbad Beg, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0144, Page 190

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    (5) One half dead , and the other half living, and a tail wagging.
    Ans: A dog with its head in a pot.
    (6) Headed like a thimble, tailed like a rat, You may guess for ever but you couldn't guess that.
    Ans: A pipe.
    (7) Three sticks in the middle covered with sheets and goes through the water without any feet.
    Ans: A ship.
    (8) What's higher than a mountain? Ans: The grass on it.
    (9) I have a little horse, and his back to the wall, he would eat all the straw from here to Donegal. if I gave him a drink he would not eat atal. Ans: The fire.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret Rogers
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rathbaun, Co. Mayo