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School: Caisleán Uí Liatháin (B.) (roll number 1867)

Location:
Castlelyons, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Éamonn Ó Ceallacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0381, Page 028

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    of a horse?
    His mane
    Up titty mouse
    Down titty mouse
    All the people in the house
    Can play upon it?
    A latch.
    What depth is the sea?
    A stone-throw.
    What side of a cow is the hairiest?
    The outside.
    Twelve white cows standing on the wall.
    One went up and licked them all?
    Your teeth and your tongue
    There is a little girls who sits on a wall.
    She drinks all day and eats nothing at all?
    A lamp.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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