School: Ballyuskill (B.), Ballyragget

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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.

   

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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

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   Topics

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      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