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School: Barnaran, Rathangan (roll number 10454)

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Barnaran, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
Bean Uí Lochlainn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0778, Page 193

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    1. Caithlin Breathnach
    2. Cappanargid Rathangan
    3. 13 years
    4. Sgoláire
    5. Umeras
    6. A h-atair 7 a máthair
    7. biadhain ó shoin
    8. 25 ad. 10. 37
    (1) How many sides has a bucket?
    Ans. Two - the inside and the outside.
    (2) What part of a car goes into the town first?
    Ans. The noise
    (3) What goes under the water and over the water but never touches the water?
    Ans. A girl going over a bridge with a pail of water on her head.
    (4) What sleeps with its head down?
    Ans. A nail in a man's boot.
    (5) What goes round the floor and sleeps on its head at night?
    Ans. A twig.
    (6) What must you do before your come down stairs?
    Ans. Go up it.
    (7) [Iink ank] under the [baak tin] drawing flour?
    Ans. A woman milking a cow.
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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
    Caitlín Breathnach
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Cappanargid, Co. Kildare