School: Mionloch (C) (roll number 8800)

Location:
Menlough, Co. Galway
Teachers:
Bean Uí Oisín Bean Uí Dhubhagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0077, Page 055

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0077, Page 055

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  1. Ques. Two legs sitting on three legs looking at one leg in comes four legs snapped up one leg. Up jumped two legs picked up three legs fixed them at four legs and got one leg back.
    Ans. A man sitting on a three legged stool looking at a leg of beef in comes a dog and snapped up the beef the man picked up the stool and threw it at the dog and got the beef back.
    Ques. What wears shoes and has none.
    Ans. A football.
    Ques. Black and white and read all over.
    Ans. A news paper.
    Ques. Fire under and fire over and fire does not touch it.
    Ans. A cake.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridget Ryan
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Patrick Ryan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Aghanahil, Co. Galway