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School: Carrickaslane (roll number 365)

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Carrickaslane, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
Mary Greer
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    As looked over the garden wall
    I saw a man aloud did call,
    His head was brown, his lips were horn.
    Ana such a man was never born.
    Answer A Cock.
    2. Blacky sat upon ruckey
    Glurim spieth him
    Crookim caught him
    And put him in girnim?
    Answer A blackberry.
    3. As white as milk as black as ink and hops about like hail-stones.
    Answer A Magpie
    4.What is round and goes round.
    Answer Money.
    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
    Belle Livingston
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Occupation
    Farmer's daughter
    Address
    Corrintra, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    Sam Windrum
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    31
    Address
    Corrintra, Co. Monaghan