School: Na Hárda (Ardfield), Clanna Caoilte (roll number 1267)

Location:
Ardfield, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Caitlín, Bean Uí Ghrífín
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  1. (continued from previous page)
    There is an old witch, She lives in the ditch and if you go near her she'll give you the itch. Who is she?
    a nettle.
    Forty men upon a gap, 40 more along with, that, twice 11, 6 and 7, 2 and 3 how much is that?
    Ans. 5
    As I went up a steeple I met people, and they were neither men, women or children. What were they?
    A man, a woman and a child.
    Two legs sat upon three legs with one in it's hand. Four legs came in and snapped one leg from two legs and two legs got up and threw three legs after four legs. What were they.?
    A woman sat upon a three
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    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