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School: Richmond (roll number 14400)

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Richmond, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Pádraig Mac Giollarnáth
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    Riddles
    8th November 1937
    1. The leaper of ditches , the tramper of thorns , a tidy little fellow with a pair of leather horns.
    A goat
    2. Why is the letter "e" comfortable .
    Because it is in the middle of bed .
    3. What is it that is not in the house not outside the house and yet it is useful to the house .
    A window .
    4. Long legs crooked thighs a short body and no eyes.
    A tongs.
    5.Hoddy daddy with a round black body and a flat hat , what is that ?
    A pot .
    6. Four stick standers , four lilylanders ,two lookers , two cockers and a wagger .
    A cow .
    7. There is a well and a bush in the middle
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    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
    Jim Monnelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballinlabaun, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mr Patrick Herbert
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    Over 80
    Address
    Ballinlabaun, Co. Mayo