School: Naomh Seosamh (Buachaillí)

Location:
Glennamaddy, Co. Galway
Teacher:
S. Ó Deagha
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  1. (1). What [art of a cow goes out a gap first? Ans= Her breath.
    (2). Why does a cow look over a ditch? Ans= Because she can't look under it.
    (3). Under the fire and over the fire and never touches the fire? Ans= A cake in an oven.
    (4) When was beef the highest? Ans= When the cow jumped over the moon.
    (5) Why does a hen pick the pot? Ans= Because she can't lick it.
    (6) It's deep and it's damp and it's green over bank and it's fit for a lady or gentleman? Ans= A grave.
    (7) The man who made it never wore it and the man who wore it never saw it? Ans= a coffin.
    (8) It is all around the wood and never goes into the wood? Ans= The bark of a tree.
    (9) Under the water and over the water and never touches the water? Ans- A woman crossing a bridge with a pail of water on her head.
    (10). Twenty sheep went out a gap, twenty
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Francis Brady
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Glennamaddy, Co. Galway