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School: Kilmacow (B.) (roll number 14187)

Location:
Kilmacow, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
P. Ó Loingsigh
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    Q. Look at your hand and you will plainly see what never was or never will be?
    A. That your five fingers will never be the one height.
    Q. What is it that gets bigger and bigger the more you take from it?
    A. A hole.
    Q. What is it that has four legs and cannot walk
    A. A table
    Q. What is it that you see every day but you never saw before?
    A. A dogs tail.
    Q. I went into the wood and I got it I sat down to look for it and when I could not find it I brought home with
    A. A thorn
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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
    William Lacey
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ullid, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    William Lacey
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Occupation
    Farm-labourer
    Address
    Ullid, Co. Kilkenny