School: Lios Dubh (1) (roll number 14779)

Location:
Lisduff, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Philip Mc Guiness
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  1. The star is red the beautiful green the king could not touch it nor neither the queen the pope of Rome could touch it as soon riddle me that from morn to noon.
    Ans: Rainbow.
    Round the house and round the house and peeps in on the keyhole.
    Ans: Sun
    Black and white and read all over.
    Ans: Newspaper.
    Riddle me riddle me what is that over he head and under the hat.
    Ans: The hair of the head.
    A flock of white sheep on a red hill here they go there they go now they stand still.
    Ans: Teeth of your gums.
    Hody Dody with a round black body and a big black hat.
    Ans: A pot.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Josephine Mc Rann
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Effrinagh, Co. Leitrim