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School: Ballyuskill (B.), Ballyragget

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Ballyoskill, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
F. Mac Cárthaigh
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  1. Riddles

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    What's full and holds more.
    A pot full of poatatoes when you pour water in.
    Black and white went up the hill, black came down and white stayed still.
    A egg.
    Under the ground over the ground and never touches the ground.
    A pipe in a Collier's pocket.
    As I was going a hill I saw twenty-four devils racing up a hill.
    A harrow.
    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
    James Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Castlemarket, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Thomas Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Castlemarket, Co. Kilkenny

  2. Riddles

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    Head like a temble tailed like a rat you may gues for ever but youwill never guess that.
    A pipe.
    Behind the hill there is a press, and in that press there is a cup, and in that cup there is a sup that everyone must drink.
    Death.
    As round as an apple as plump as a ball can climb the Church over steeple and all.
    the Sun.
    What is the difference between a stamp and an ass.
    An ass you lick with stick a stamp yo stick with a lick.
    As I was going out in the garden gate I met my uncle Daisey I cut off his head and drank his blood and left his body easy.
    A bottle of wine
    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
    Kieran Bergin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Castlemarket, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    James Bergin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Castlemarket, Co. Kilkenny