School: Cill Rónáin
- Location:
- Keadew, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Pádhraic Mac Eochaidhín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0230, Page 332
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- (continued from previous page)19. Patch, upon patch, without any stitches, riddle me that and I'll buy you a britches?
Ans. a head of cabbage.
20. Long and lank, dum and deaf, has no feet and still can run?
Ans. a river
21. It's neighter inside nor outside, but still it's under the roof of the house?
Ans. a window.
Collected by Joseph P. McManus
- 1. Spell broken down ditch in three letters?
Ans. gap
2. Spell the red rover of the world in three letters?
Ans. Fox
3. What goes all round the wood, but(continues on next page) - Collector
- Margaret Shivnan
- Gender
- Female
