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School: Glanworth (B.) (roll number 4837)

Location:
Glanworth, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Liam Ó Ríoghbhardáin
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    Q-: As I went out a slippery gap,
    I met my Uncle Davie,
    I cut off his head with a carving knife,
    And left his body go easy?
    A. A head of cabbage.?
    Q.-: As black as ink,
    As white as milk,
    And it hops on the road
    like hail-stone?
    A. A Magpie?
    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
    Mossie Courtney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Glanworth, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mr P. Courtney
    Age
    56
    Address
    Glanworth, Co. Cork