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School: Cnoc na Sná (B.), Mainistir na Féile (roll number 12368)

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Dáithí Ó Conchobhair
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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    51. Four little crocks on the top of a hill
    Their mouths turned down and they can't spill.
    A cow.
    52 What is it I can see and you can't see,
    Though its nearer to you than to me?
    The back of your head
    53. The Mayor of Manchester sent his sister
    A bottomless vessel to hold flesh in ?
    A Ring.
    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
    William O Connor
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rathoran, Co. Kerry