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School: Strang's Mills, Kilmacow

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Strangsmill, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Richard Rellis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0845, Page 288

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    Riddle me riddle me ranty row
    My father gave me some seed to sow
    The seed was black and the land was white
    Tell me that by Saturday night
    Answer Black ink on white paper
    Head against bottom
    Bottom against the ground
    Ten drawing four.
    Answer - A person milking a goat
    As I went up a slippery gap
    I met a man in a red cap
    A stick in his back and stone in his belly
    Riddle me that and I'll give you a penny
    Answer (A Mellow hawe (Mellowhayle [?]) - A haw or fruit of the "Sqeach"
    As round as an apple
    As black as the coal
    There's none of him white
    But the end of his pole
    A blackberry.
    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
    Informant
    Thomas Hart
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Kilmacow, Co. Kilkenny