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School: Eileastrom (2)

Location:
Ellistrin Big, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Máire Nic Uilcín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1084, Page 208

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    Q Long legs, crooked thighs, wee head and no eyes?
    A A pair of tongs.
    Q How many cows tails would reach to the moon?
    A One if it was long enough
    Q What is living at the two ends and dead in the middle?
    A A man ploughing.
    Q Adam and Eve and Nip one went down to the sea to bathe, Adam and Eve got drowned, which of them came home safe?
    A Nip me
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Moses Stewart
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gortnavern, Co. Donegal