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School: Imleach Neachtain (roll number 11983)

Location:
Emlaghnaghtan, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Ml. Ó Casaide
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0184, Page 0432

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    Question Patches upon patches without any stitches
    Answer "A head of cabbage"
    Question As round as an apple, as plump as a ball, can climb the church over steeple and all?
    Answer "The sun"
    Question What is the biggest wonder on the map of Europe?
    Answer "That Hungary didn't eat Turkey"
    Question A flock of white sheep on a red hill here the go there they go, and they stand still?
    Answer "Teeth in your gums"
    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 Josephine Redican
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ardconnell, Co. Sligo