School: Trí Trian (Three Trees) (roll number 2680)

Location:
Three Trees, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Caitlín A. Scott
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1113, Page 388

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  1. The beginning of Eternity the end of time and space.
    The beginning of every end and the end of every place.
    Ans. the letter E
    Black and white and read all over.
    Ans. a newspaper.
    A flock of white sheep on a red hill, There they go there and now they stand still.
    Ans. your teeth and your gums.
    Twenty four cows tied to a stake round came the red bull and gave them all a slake.
    Ans. your teeth and your tongue.
    Luke has it first and Paul has it last. The girls have it always, the boys never have it but - old Mrs Polly has it twice in the one spot.
    Ans. the letter L
    What sleeps all day and takes its prey at night.
    Ans. an owl.
    Hairy out and hairy in I lifted my leg and stuck it in.
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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
    William Allen
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Three Trees, Co. Donegal