School: Killorglin (C.) (roll number 12833)

Location:
Killorglin, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Úna Nic Choluim
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  1. (62) It is red, it is yellow, it is sparkling green, the king can't get at it, nor either the queen. (The Rainbow)
    (63) As I looked out a window I saw the dead carrying the live. - (A train)
    (64) Old Mother Twitcher had but one eye and a very long tail which she let fly, every time she went over the gap, she left a piece of her tail in the gap. (A needle and thread)
    (65) I have a little man above in the field when I pull his leg his nose will bleed?
    (A pump)
    (66) Which house is never dark? ( A lighthouse)
    (67) What must we do before going down stairs. - (Go up)
    (68) A steel horse and a brass driver?
    (A thimble driving a needle through cloth)
    (69) What would you see a person drinking soup with?
    (Your eyes.)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Áine Ní Chlubháin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Farrantoreen, Co. Kerry