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School: Richmond (roll number 14400)

Location:
Richmond, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Pádraig Mac Giollarnáth
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0152, Page 017

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    Riddles
    8th November ' 37
    Whats the smallest room in the world ,
    A mushroom .
    It's green , it's red , and yellow in the middle and the Queen cannot touch it no more than the King .
    The rainbow.
    It's deep and it's damp , it's under the bank and it's fit for the Landlord or Lady .
    The grave .
    Ere last night in the middle of the night , two dead men got up to fight , two blind men made the [ ? ] , two [ ? ] went for the doctor and two cripples went to hurry them on .
    A lie.
    As I was going to Islandise I met seven men and their seven wives , seven cats and seven kittens .Between men , women , cats and kittens , How many went to Islandise .
    One .
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Mary Elizabeth Herbert
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballinlabaun, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mr Patrick Herbert
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballinlabaun, Co. Mayo