School: Allenwood

Location:
Allenwood, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
Seán Ó Clúmháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0774, Page 245

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  1. Some of the riddles that the old people have are:-
    Q. What part of a cow goes into the stable first?
    A. Her breath
    Q. What is a herring worth when it is half eaten?
    A. It is worth turning.
    Q. What is as small as a midges eye?
    A. Another midges eye.
    Q. It is in the marrow. It is not in the bone. It is in
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brigid Ennis
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derrymullen, Co. Kildare