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School: Cill Ábhaill

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Killavil, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Seán Ó Conláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0185, Page 0395

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    Q. Mr Killer built a ship an on that ship his daughter sits an I go bail to tell her name thats three times I have told it?
    A. Anne.
    Q. As I went out the guttery gap I met my uncle Teddy. I cut off his head and drank his blood & left him lying easy?
    A. A bottle of whiskey.
    Q. What makes a pair of shoes?
    A. Two.
    Q. If calico is sold @31/2 d a yard what would it take to put a white neck around Keash.
    A. Snow
    Q. Biddy Noddy round the body three feet & wooden hat?
    A. A pot.
    Collected by: Nora Rafferty
    Killaville
    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
    Nora Rafferty
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Killavil, Co. Sligo