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School: Cluain Tuirc (B.)

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Cloonturk, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Seán Ó Conchobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0217, Page 309

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    What side is the handle on a cup?
    The Outside
    I went up the road and I came down the road and I took the road on my shoulder?
    A ladder
    As round as an apple
    As deep a a cup
    And all the men in Kerry wouldn't pull it up?
    A well
    Up chip cherry and down chip cherry and all the men in Derry wouldn't climb chip cherry?
    Smoke
    As flat as a pan one side a woman and the other side a man?
    A penny
    Through the wood and through the wood and never touches the wood.
    Ans - A pen-knife in a man's pocket
    Spell broken down ditch in 3 letters? Gap
    Spell black water in 3 letters? Ink
    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
    Charles Heeran
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    12
    Address
    Corrascoffy, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    James Mc Weeney
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Address
    Corrascoffy, Co. Leitrim