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School: Teampull Dubhglaise (roll number 6968)

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Drumbologe, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Seán C. Ó Dómhnaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1083, Page 157

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    Guesses.
    As I went up a slippery slap. I met my Uncle Davie. I cut his throat and sucked his blood and left him lying easy.
    A bottle of whiskey.
    Q How many cows's tails will reach the sky.
    A. One if it was long enough.
    Q. Out of the Briars and into the thorns a little Graney cow with two leather horns.
    A. Hair or Rabbit.
    What is worth turning when it is half eaten?
    A. A Herring
    Q. If it would take ten shillings worth of leather to make a boot. How much would it take to make a pair.
    A. Two
    Q. What has two legs but no feet.
    A. A pair of Trousers.
    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
    Katie Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13