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School: Beitheach Mór (roll number 13925)

Location:
Behamore (Smith), Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Caitlín Nic Airt
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0532, Page 341

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    I have a little cousin
    Her name is Poll Peep
    She would go over the sea
    If it were ever so deep.
    Answer - A Star
    Riddle Riddle ree
    What shall it be
    A little white horse
    Tied to a tree.
    Answer - A Sheet.
    As I looked out through my back window
    I saw Butty following Scutty.
    Answer - A Dog after a Rabbit
    Riddle Riddle ree
    What shall it be
    Through rocks
    Through reels
    Through old car wheels
    Through a bag of pepper
    Through a millers hopper
    (continues on next page)
    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
    Elizabeth Hodgins
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr John Hassett
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    58
    Address
    Behamore (Hawkshaw), Co. Tipperary