School: Mantua (roll number 2327)
- Location:
- Mantua, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Beirn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0238, Page 091
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- (continued from previous page)Then the man bought no other horse but all his cattle died because he refused the fairies.
- What is better than heaven and worse than hell can any young solver the answer tell.
Ans: nothing.
As black as ink as white as milk and hops on the road like hail-stones.
Ans: A magpie.
Red, yellow and green the king cannot touch it or neither the Queen the Pope of Rome could touch it as soon riddle me that to-morrow at noon.
Ans: the rainbow.
Patch upon patch without any stitches riddle me that and I will give you a breeches.
Ans: A head of cabbage.
Two duck before a duck two ducks behind a duck and a duck in the middle.
Ans: three ducks.
A man bought two tons of coal for £6 and paid £10 for carriage what did it all come to.
Ans: Ashes.
Who has most legs a boy or no boy.
Ans: A boy has two legs and no boy has three legs.
What is it that walks through the world with(continues on next page) - Collector
- Fedelma Sharkey
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carrigeenagappul, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Peter Higgens
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 85
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Mullenduff, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- William Kelly
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Mullenduff, Co. Roscommon
