School: Eaglais

Location:
Burren, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
S. Ó Mongaigh
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  1. Where did Moses strike the first nail in the Ark.
    (On the head)
    A round as an apple as plump as a ball would climb the church over steeple and all
    (The sun)
    Patch upon patch without any stitches. Riddle me that and I will buy you a pair of breeches.
    (A Cabbage plant)
    Twenty white bullocks abroad in the hall. In comes the red one and licked them all.
    (The tongue and the teeth)
    Where was Moses when the light went out.
    (In the dark)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Cáitlin Ní Nádhraigh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Sheeans, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Michael Neary
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    52