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School: Tulach an Iarainn (roll number 1289)

Location:
Tallow, Co. Waterford
Teacher:
Eibhlín Ní Dhubhshláinge
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0638, Page 311

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    As I went down a slippery gap
    I met me Uncle Davy
    I cut off his head
    And left his body aisy?
    A head of cabbage.
    Five-sevenths of a chicken
    Two-thirds of a cat
    And half a goat
    What's that?
    Chick-ca-go
    Why is a vain young lady like a drunkard?
    They are both too fond of the glass.
    How can you take 1 from 19 and have 20 left?
    X1X - 1 = XX
    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
    Patricia Beecher
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tallow, Co. Waterford
    Informant
    Mr J J Walsh
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    85
    Address
    Tallow, Co. Waterford