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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 0334

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    5. Under the fire and over the fire yet never touches the fire.
    Cake in the oven
    6. What weight is the moon
    One hundred weight (4 go__
    7. When is the rain like suet?
    When it is dripping
    8. What town is likely to float?
    Cork
    9. Why is the letter 'a' disliked by men?
    Because it makes men mean
    10. A leaper of ditches a clipper of thorns A little brown cow with two leathor horns
    A goat
    11. What is invisible yet never out of sight
    The letter i
    12. Why does water flow down a hill
    To get to the bottom
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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
    Kevin Higgins
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Derrynamanagh, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Thomas Melody
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Corrabaun, Co. Galway