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School: Mionloch (C) (roll number 8800)

Location:
Menlough, Co. Galway
Teachers:
Bean Uí Oisín Bean Uí Dhubhagáin
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    Ques. Why is a person in bed like an unbound book.
    Ans. Because he is in sheets.
    Ques. Long legs crooked thighs small head and no eyes.
    Ans. A tongs.
    Ques. As black as ink as white as milk and hops on the road like hailstone.
    Ans. A Magpie.
    Ques. A little messenger from house to house and is always out at night.
    Ans. A path.
    Ques. As round as an apple as deep as a pail and it never cries out until its caught by the tail.
    Ans. A bell.
    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
    Lena Laheen
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Patrick Laheen
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Address
    Menlough Commons, Co. Galway