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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 403

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    Its under the fire and over the fire and cannot touch the fire
    A cake in an oven.
    Patch without patch without any sewing ?
    A head of cabbage.
    Its black and its white and its read all over ?
    A paper.
    How many nibs does a hen leave on the ground until she is finished ?
    One nib.
    As I went in the gap I met my Uncle Davy I took out my knife and left his body easy ?
    A head of cabbage.
    The man that saw it never wore it and the man wore it never saw it ?
    A coffin.
    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
    Eibhlín Ní Láing
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloonkee, Co. Mayo