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School: Ednacarnon (roll number 3523)

Location:
Edenacarnan South, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Staráid
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  1. A Collection of Riddles

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    39. It's long and its narrow,
    it's not very wide and it wears
    a green selvedge on every side.
    Answer. The Road.
    40 A jumper of ditches,
    A clipper of thorns,
    A near little fellow with two leather horns.
    Answer. A Rabbit.
    41. As long as my arm,
    As round as a cup,
    The four posts of poverty, working it up.
    Answer. Knitting a stockin g.
    42. As round as an apple
    As flat as a pan,
    The half of a woman,
    The whole of a man.
    Answer. A Penny.
    43. Black I am and much admired
    Men and horses I have tired
    Gold and solver I have made
    And now I'm in the "midden" laid.
    Answer. Coal.
    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
    Mary Hannigan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Gortnacorrib, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mrs George Hannigan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    55
    Address
    Gortnacorrib, Co. Donegal