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School: Críoch (roll number 13919)

Location:
Creagh, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Liam Ó Neachtain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0084, Page 091

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    Riddles
    1. You didn't search for it, and you got it, and you did search for it, and you didn't get it.
    A thorn in your foot.
    2. Headed like a thimble, tailed like a rat, you can guess for ever but you'll never guess that.
    Pipe.
    3. Ink ank under the bank ten drawn four.
    A person milking
    4. As round as an apple, as plump as a ball, can climb the bhurch over steeple and all.
    The sun.
    5. Patch upon patch without any stitched, riddle me that
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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
    Informant
    May Ward
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilgarve, Co. Galway