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School: Droichead na Ceathramhna

Location:
Bridgecartron or Derrycashel, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
S. Pléimeann
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0232, Page 333

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    (continued from previous page)
    (A briar)
    (9) A little white flock of sheep standing on a little red hill, here the go, there they go, now they stand still. (Teeth in your gums)
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  2. Riddles

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    (1)Why does a cow look across a ditch? (Because she cannot look under it.)
    (2) What is the sweetest thing can be put in an apple cake? (A person's tooth.)
    (3)Two 'n's, two 'o's, an 'l' and a 'd'. Put them together and spell them or me. (London.)
    (4) what is it that gets larger the more you take away from it? (A hole)
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Martin Mullany
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Derreendooey, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Pat Conlon
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Bridgecartron or Derrycashel, Co. Roscommon