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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 194

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    Ans A boat
    (25) What is blacker than a rook?
    Ans : - Her feathers
    (26) How many feet has forty sheep, a shepherd and his dog?
    Ans : - Two.
    (27) I wash my hands in the water that never ran or will run, and I dried them in a towl that never was woven or spun.
    Ans I washed them in the dew and dried them in the sun
    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 Rogers
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rathbaun, Co. Mayo