School: Scoil Mhuire (B.)

Location:
Skull, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Liam Ó Raghallaigh
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  1. Riddles
    Long legs, crooked thighs, small head and no eyes.
    A Tongs
    As I was walking through a field of wheat, I met a thing without any feet, I picked it up and brought it home, and kept it until it walked alone.
    An Egg
    What part of a cow goes out the gap the first?
    Her Breath
    As I went through the field of wonder, I saw twenty-four bulldogs tearing the hill assunder.
    A Harrow
    What walks with its head down?
    A nail in a boot.
    What is the smallest bridge in the world?
    The bridge of your nose
    Through a rock, through a reel,
    Through an old spinning wheel,
    Through a basin full of matter,
    Through an old sheep's throttle,
    Through a horse's skin and bone,
    and such a riddle was never known
    (continues on next page)
    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