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School: Mullach na Cille (roll number 14649)

Location:
Mullennakill, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Eibhlín Ní Chéadagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0850, Page 004

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    5. As I walked out, as I walked in,
    I saw the death the life was in,
    Four condemned and the fifth got free,
    So riddle me that and hung I'll be.
    A dead horse's skull with four little birds and a mother inside.
    6. Make a sentence out of five O's.
    O good God do.
    7. What is full and holds more?
    A pot of potatoes when the water is put in.
    8. What never was, or never will be
    Just look at your hand and you plainly will see.
    The little finger will never be as big as the rest.
    9. Constantinople is a very big word and if you are not able to spell it you are a dunce
    I. T. (it)
    10. Londonderry, Cork and Kerry
    Spell me that without a K.
    T - H - A - T (that)
    11. Patch upon patch without any stitches
    Riddle me that and I'll buy you a pair of britches.
    A head of cabbage.
    12. I have a little house and a mouse would not fit in it
    And all the men in town would not count what's inside of it.
    A box of snuff.
    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
    Stasia Conway
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Glenpipe, Co. Kilkenny