School: Graigue, Cill Dairbhe (roll number 4124)
- Location:
- Graigue, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Mícheál Ó Lionacháin
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- What do you see people drink soup with
Answer. Your eyes
In which month do babies talk least
Answer. February, the shortest.
Tis black tis white tis read all over
Answer. A newspaper.
What is it no one wishes to have yet but when he he has it does not wish to lose it
A bald head.
Two rows of white cows standing by a wall. Up comes the red cows and licks them all
Your tongue and your teeth.
Where was Moses what the light went out
In the dark
Patch upon patch without any stitches riddle me that and I'll buy you a pair of breeches?
A cabbage(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Elizabeth Mc Carthy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballyshurdane, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mr Thomas Mc Carthy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Ballyshurdane, Co. Cork
