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School: Gallach (roll number 16464)

Location:
Gallagh, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Bean Uí Mhaoiléidigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0078, Page 015

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    her daughter sat an I'd be blamed to tell her name and that three times I've told the same.
    Answer Ann
    23. How many wells would make a river
    Answer One, if it were long enough
    24. How many poles would reach the sky
    Answer One, if it were long enough
    25. As black as soot but soot it isn't as white as snow but snow it isn't, it hops on the road like a marble stone but a marble stone it isn't
    Answer A magpie
    26.Humpty-Dumpty sat on a wall. Humpty-Dumpty had a great fall. All the kings horses and all the kings men wouldn't put Humpty together again.
    Answer An egg
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    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
    J.J. O' Dowd
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Castleblakeney, Co. Galway