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School: Sailcheartáin (Sillahetane), Dúnmaonmhuighe

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Sillahertane, Co. Cork
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Íte Ní Chléirigh
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    1. Patch upon patch without any stitches, riddle me that and I will buy you a pair of britches.
    1. A head of cabbage.
    2. How many feet have forty sheep a shepherd and his dog?
    2. Two.
    3. What is it that is bought by the yard and worn by the foot?
    3. A carpet.
    4. Flies high, runs low, cuts the grass and cannot mow.
    4. The frost.
    5. Long legs, crooked thighs, small head and no eyes.
    5. The tongs.
    6. Four legs up and four legs down, soft in the middle, and hard all round.
    6. A feather bed.
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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
    Nancy Kingston
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Sillahertane, Co. Cork