School: Liostuathail (B.) 1.

Location:
Listowel, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Haodha
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  1. Q. What is put on first and taken off last.
    A. The winkers on a horse.
    Q. What must you do before you get out of bed.
    A. Get into it.
    Q. Four little bottles running down a hill
    No corks and cannot spill.
    A. A cow's paps.
    Q. Over the fire and under the fire and never tips the fire.
    A. A cake of bread in an oven.
    Q. Why does a cow luck over a ditch.
    A. Because she cannot luck under it.
    Q. A fat bellied father, a thin bellied mother, three little childeren and they all one colour.
    A. A pot.
    Q. What goes up when the rain comes down.
    A. An umbrella.
    Q. Why does a hen peck a pot.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Dowd
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Listowel, Co. Kerry