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

Location:
Kilmacow, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
P. Ó Loingsigh
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    Q. As white as milk, and as black as ink, and it hops on the road like hailstones.
    A. A Magpie
    Q. Long and lanky, deaf and dumb, has no legs and yet can run.
    A. A River.
    Q. What bird carries the most weight.
    A. A Crane.
    Q. Flies high, flies low, wears boots and has none.
    A. A football.
    Q. As round as an apple, a deep as a pail, and it never bawls till you pull it by the tail.
    A. A Bell.
    Q. As round as an apple, as flat as a pan, the whole of a woman, the half of a man.
    A. A Penny.
    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
    Michael Kenneally
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    12
    Address
    Dangan, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    James Kenneally
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    58
    Occupation
    Baker
    Address
    Dangan, Co. Kilkenny