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School: Drom na Gráinsighe (roll number 13280)

Location:
Drumnagranshy, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Seán Mac Giolla Luaithrinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0186, Page 169

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    Which of one horse or no horse has the more legs?
    No horse because no horse has five legs
    What goes up when the rain comes down?
    Umbrella
    As I went on to St Ives I met seven men and each of seven men had seven wives, each of seven wives had seven sacks, in each sack was seven cat, each cat had seven kits, kits, cats, sacks, woman and men, how many went on to St. Ives?
    One I met the rest coming back.
    A little house and a little mouse would fit in it and you couldn't count all the windows in it?
    A thimble.
    When has a man double hands?
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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
    Kathleen Lavin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumnagranshy, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Michael Lavin
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Drumnagranshy, Co. Sligo