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School: Clochar na Toirbhirte, Caisleán an Chomair (roll number 10835)

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Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny
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Na Mná Rialta
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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    A. A fire.
    Q. What turns without moving?
    A. Milk.
    Q. What's the most lonesome thing on a road.?
    A. A mile stone.
    Q. As black as ink as white as milk and it hops on the road like hail-stones?
    A. A magpie.
    Q. I have an old sow at the back of my house the more I give her the more she growls
    A. A mill
    Q. A rond house full of meat without door or window to get in to eat?
    A. An egg.
    Q. It's cold and is damp,
    And it is green on the bank,
    And it is fit for a queen to live in.
    A. A grave.
    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
    Betty Quinn
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny