School: Ceis (roll number 15342)

Location:
Kesh, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Proinnsias Ó Hainín
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  1. (69) Question: Middy noddy round body three eet and a wooden hat?
    Answer: A put.
    (70) Question: Four feet dangling two feet hanging and four feet lying in the press?
    Answer: A man riding a mare in foal.
    (71) Question: What are the two (smallest) lightest countries in Ireland?
    Answer: Down and Cork
    (72) Question: It eats everything it gets but never drinks any?
    Answer: Fire.
    (73) Question: I ran until I got it; When I got it I sat down to look for it. if I got it I would burn it?
    Answer: Thorn.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John C. Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Treanmore, Co. Sligo