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School: St Mura's, Burnfoot

Location:
Tievebane, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Seán Ó Gáibhtheacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1109, Page 219

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    As round as an apple,
    As flat as a pan,
    A half of a woman,
    And the whole of a man.
    A Penny.
    It's long and it's narrow,
    And it's not very wide
    And it wears a green border on everyside,
    The Road,
    What has teeth and cannot eat?
    A Comb.
    What has wings but cannot fly?
    A Cart
    What is nothing?
    A footless stocking without a leg.
    What part of a cow goes into the byre first?
    Her breath.
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    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
    May Mc Cauley
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Neal Mc Cauley
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male