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School: Cill Rónáin

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Keadew, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Pádhraic Mac Eochaidhín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0230, Page 335

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    1. Why are soldiers like bullets?
    Ans because they are both lead.
    2. As I went up a corny hill, a corny hill was shaking, and all the birds in corny hill was gathering in an acre?
    Ans a man winning oats.
    3. I have an old cow behind the wall, she would eat all the hay, from here to Donegal?
    Ans a fire.
    4. What goes away between two woods, and comes home between two waters?
    Ans a man fetching water in pails
    5. What's full and can hold more?
    Ans a pot full of potatoes when you pour water in.
    6. Headed like a timble, tailed like a rat, you may guess for ever, but you couldn't guess that?
    Ans a pipe.
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    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 G. Finneran
    Gender
    Male