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School: Kilbegnet (roll number 1327)

Location:
Kilbegnet, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Briain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0261, Page 246

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    Riddles.
    .1.
    Little thing, little thing,
    Smaller than a mouse,
    It has more windows,
    Than in any king's house.
    Ans: A thimble.
    .2.
    As round as an apple,
    As deep as a cup,
    And all the sea water,
    Would not fill it up.
    Ans: A tailor's thimble.
    .3.
    Rink, rank,
    Under the bank,
    Ten drawing four.
    Ans: A woman milking a cow.
    .4.
    As round as an apple,
    As flat as a pan,
    One side a woman,
    And the other side a man.
    Ans: A penny.
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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
    Seán Ó hEagartaigh
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    13
    Address
    Millford, Co. Galway