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School: Cnoc Breac

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New Inn, Co. Galway
Teacher:
M. Ó Maoldúin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0045, Page 0333

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    Riddles
    1. As black as ink and ink it isn't,
    White as snow and snow it isn't,
    Hops on the road like a marble stone
    And a marble stone it isn't.
    A magpie
    2. There was once a man of Adam's race
    Who had a certain dwelling place
    'Twas neither heaven earth or hell,
    Pray tell me where did that men dwell?
    Jonas in the whale's belly
    3. The King of Morocco
    Sent to Queen Anne
    A bottomless vessel
    To hold flesh and blood in.
    A Ring.
    4. Little thing little thing
    Smaller than a mouse
    Yet it has more windows
    Than a prince's house
    (Thimble)
    (continues on next page)
    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
    Kevin Higgins
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Derrynamanagh, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Thomas Melody
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Corrabaun, Co. Galway