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School: Edraguil (roll number 11225)

Location:
Edergole, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
C. Nic Philip
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0944, Page 238

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    Riddle me Randy o'my father gave me seed to sow the seed was black and the ground was white riddle me that and I'll give you a penny.
    Pen, ink, paper
    Blackie and whitie went over the hill blackie came back and whitie stayed still
    A hen laying an egg
    Over the head under the hat what's that
    A head of hair
    As I was going through a guttery gap I met my Uncle Davy he took of his head and drank his blood and left his body easy
    A bottle of wine
    Where was Moses when the light went out
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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
    Nellie Mc Keown
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Monage, Co. Monaghan