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School: Liscarbin (roll number 13697)

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Liscarban, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Mrs. Margt Gannon
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    119
    As I went up corn hill,
    Corn hill was shaking,
    As I came down corn hill,
    I saw three devils reaping.
    Three mice in a field of corn.
    As I went up the mountains
    I saw a terrible wonder
    Four and twenty wild geese
    Tearing the world asunder.
    A Harrow.
    Tis in the mill, and it can't be ground
    Tis in the shop and it can't be sold
    Tis in lakes and rivers all
    And it never can be drowned.
    The Sun.
    What goes up the chimney down
    And can go down the chimney up.
    An umbrella.
    What is more plentiful in a riddle than holes.
    Corners.
    Black I am and read all over.
    The Pater.
    Mary Gallagher and Kathleen Farrell.
    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
    Kathleen Farrell
    Gender
    Female
    Collector
    Mary Gallagher
    Gender
    Female