School: Ceathrú an Gharrdha

Location:
Carrowgarry, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Seán Mac Éil
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0163, Page 165

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  1. What runs and cannot walk?
    A river.
    It's over the fire under the fire and not touching the fire.
    A cake in the oven.
    Hink, Hank, under the bank then drawing four.
    A person milking a cow.
    It's deep and its damp and its under the bank and its fit for a lord or a lady
    A grave.
    Four little brothers thin and tall one
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    May Crean
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrowcardin, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Mrs Crean
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrowcardin, Co. Sligo