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School: Cill Díoma (C.) (roll number 6517)

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Kildimo, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Eilís Ní Chathail
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0504, Page 162

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    and left his body easy?
    A head of cabbage.
    Jenny under the wall, Jinny over the wall, and if you touch Jinny she will sting you?
    An knettle.
    As I went out a slippery gap I met my Uncle Davy, a stone in his belly, a stick on his back and left his body easy?
    A Haw.
    What has ears but cannot hear?
    Wheat.
    Three sevenths of a chicken two thirds of a cat and half a goat?
    Chicago.
    Tis under the water this over the water and it cannot touch the water?
    A woman going over a bridge with a bucket of water on her head
    Chip Chop cherry all the men in Kerry could not climb up Chip Chop cherry.
    Smoke.
    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
    Peggy O' Brien
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballyculhane, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Michael O' Brien
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    49
    Address
    Ballyculhane, Co. Limerick