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School: An Gleann Garbh (roll number 2379)

Location:
Glengarriff, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Caoimhín Ó Séaghdha
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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    6. How many feet has forty sheep a shepherd and his dog?
    Two.
    7. The man who made it never wore it, and the man who wore it never saw it.
    A coffin
    8. What runs fast but has no legs.
    Water.
    9. As round as an apple
    As deep as a cup,
    All the wells in the world
    Would not fill it up.
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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
    Neans Ní Shathairn
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Monteensudder, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Seán Ó Donnchadha
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Monteensudder, Co. Cork