School: Ráth na mBeach (roll number 17129)

Location:
Rathnamagh, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
R. Ó Gallchobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0148, Page 377

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  1. Riddles
    As round as an apple; as plump as a ball; can climb the church over steeple and all
    The sun
    It is deep and its damp and it's green over head and its fit for the Lord or the Lady
    A grave
    Headed like a thimble tailed like a rat you may guess for ever but you cant guess that
    A pipe
    What's full and holds more
    A pot of potatoes when you pour in water
    What goes round the wood and never gets in to the wood
    The bark of the tree
    Its black and its white and its "read" all over
    The news paper
    I have a little tub and it's full of meat every day but Sunday
    A thimble
    Why does a hen pick the pot
    Because she cannot lick it
    Why does a cow look over the ditch
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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
    Collector
    Máire Ní Gáinley
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lauvlyer, Co. Mayo