School: Clonmore, Teampoll Mór (roll number 12541)

Location:
Clonmore, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Siobhán, Bean Uí Allmhain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0547, Page 029

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  1. 1. Ireland, England, France and Spain met together in a shower of rain, put them in a bag, tie them with a string, riddle me that and I will give a ring/
    Answer A Rainbow.
    2. Riddle, riddle rarie roe my father gave me seeds to sow, when the seeds began to grow like a garden full of snow, when the snow began to melt like a ship without a belt, when the ship began to sail like a bird without a tail, when the bird began to fly like an eagle in the sky, when the sky begins to fall, Lord have mercy on us all.
    Answer A ship sinking.
    3 What is it that is two short and you cut a bit off it to make it longer?
    Answer A grave
    4. What would you fill an empty barrel with to make it lighter.
    Answer With holes.
    5. What is the difference between a postage stamp and a donkey.
    Answer The stamp is sticked with a lick and the donkey is licked with a stick.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Martin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Clonmore, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Patrick Cunningham
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Clonmore, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Thomas Martin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Clonmore, Co. Tipperary