School: Achadh Bolg (roll number 3588)

Location:
Aghabullogue, Co. Cork
Teacher:
(name not given)
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  1. Question. Long legs, crooked thighs, short head and no eyes.
    Answer. A Tongs.
    Q. What is half the moon like.
    A. The other half.
    Q. How many wells would make a river.
    A. One if twas long enough.
    Q. Forty sheep went out a gap forty more went after that, six and seven twice eleven; three and two how much is that.
    A. Five.
    Q. As I was going over a bridge, I had a little pig, I should pay a penny custom I had no penny I got no penny and I paid the penny custom, how did I pay the penny custom.
    A. I had a halfpenny and I had a halfpenny.
    Q. Tis black, tis white, tis red all over.
    A. Newspaper.
    Q. Why does a cow look over a ditch.
    A. Because she cant look under it.
    Q. As I was going up a slippery gap I met my
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs W. Foley
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Dromatimore, Co. Cork