School: Abbey (Naomh Feichín)
- Location:
- Abbey, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Séan de Paor
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0052, Page 0402
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- (continued from previous page)7. Riddle Riddle Ri such a riddle couldn't be through a rock through a reel through an old car-wheel, through a millers bag of pepper through an old mans chin bone.
Answer= A moth
8. Head like a timble, tail like a rat if you were guessing forever you couldn't guess that.
Answer= A pipe.
9. What goes through the wood with their heads down.
Answer= A nail in your boot.
10. What is brought to the table and cut but not eaten.
Answer= A pack of cards.
11. Twenty four white horses tied in a stall, up comes the red one and licks them all.
Answer= Your tongue and your teeth.
12. Here I stand, and far I see a little(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Nancy Madden
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Barnaboy, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Bob Larkin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Barnaboy, Co. Galway
