School: An Eaglais, Ceapach Chuinn (roll number 1395)

Location:
Aglish, Co. Waterford
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Leinín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0643, Page 142

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  1. 1. As round as an apple. as plump as a ball, can climb the church over steeple and all.
    The sun.
    2. Two little maidens dressed in white. Got the fever and died last night.
    Two candles burned out.
    3. What has no wings and can fly?
    Dust.
    4. What is the difference between a steep hill and a big pill?
    One is hard to get up and the other is hard to get down.
    5. How many hares in a bull?
    Four.
    6. On which side of the jug is the handle?
    The outside.
    7. What is the lightest penny worth sold?
    A penny stamp.
    8. It is black and white and read all over.
    A paper.
    9. Two ducks before two ducks, two ducks behind two ducks and a duck in the middle between two ducks. How many ducks
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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
    David Roche
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballynaparka, Co. Waterford