School: Árd-achadh (B.) (roll number 14075)
- Location:
- Ardagh, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Anraoi Musgrave
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0487, Page 010
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- There was once a man condemned to death. He was to be pardoned if he made a riddle that the Governor of the prison could not solve. This was the riddle he made.
I walked out and before I came in, I saw a wonderful thing,
Out of the dead the live did spring,
The nine did lie,
And the tenth did fly.
Riddle me that
And I am willing to die.
Ans: A bird’s nest in a dead horse’s skull.In green graver I do travel,
In green oak I do stand
I rode a mare that was never foaled,
and kept the bridle in my hand
Ans: Steering a ship.Four feet overhead,
Two feet underneath,
The head of living,
In the mouth of dead,
Ans: A man carrying a pot(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mr P. Conway
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Coolanoran, Co. Limerick
