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School: Castlecoote (roll number 6344)

Location:
Castlecoote, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Ghabhláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0263, Page 241

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    19. When I was young and had no sense,
    I bought a fiddle for eighteen pence.
    And all the tunes that I could play,
    was to cut the cake and eat away.
    20. Four belly banders, two stick standers, two glass windows and a loading whip.
    Freagra. A cow.
    21. What turns without stirring?
    Fr. Milk turns sour
    22. Thin and lanky, long and cranky, has no feet and yet can run.
    Fr. A river
    23. How many sticks go to make a crows nest?
    Fr. None. They are carried.
    24. As round as an apple as deep as a cup
    All the king's horses could not pull it up.
    Fr. A spring well
    25. What month do ladies talk least?
    Fr. February
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English