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School: Gortlitreach (roll number 15960)

Location:
Gortletteragh, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Seosamh Mac Cionnaith
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0220, Page 048

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    7. Middy noddy round body three feet and a wooden hat
    A Pot
    8. One half dead the other half living and a tail wagging
    A Dog with his head in a pot
    9.Headed like a thimble tailed like a rat. You may guess for ever but you couldn't guess that
    A Pipe
    10. Two legs sitting on three legs with one leg in his hand, in comes fours legs, snaps out one leg, up jumps two legs fired three legs after four legs to get his own leg back again.
    Answer: A man sitting on a stool with a leg of mutton in his hand. A dog came in and snaps it and the man fired the stool after him to get it.
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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
    Una Flynn
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    11
    Address
    Drumgrania, Co. Leitrim