School: Islandanny (roll number 5748/9)

Location:
Rea, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Chatháin
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  1. Hank, hank under the bank. Ten drawing four!
    Ans A woman milking a cow
    Under water and over water and et never tips the water
    Ans A woman crossing a bridge with a pail of water on her head.
    Which part of the cow goes over the ditch first?
    Ans Her breath.
    A black bird on a black tree, he'd fight a bull and kill a bear and conquer all the birds in the air?
    Ans Hunger.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máire Ní Duilleáin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Sluicequarter, Co. Kerry