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School: Cordangan, Tiobraid Árann (roll number 9670)

Location:
Cordangan, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Brighid Ní Cheallaigh
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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    Little white Nancy with a little red nose. The longer she stands the smaller she grows?
    A candle.
    What is one half of the moon like?
    Like the other half.
    I have a little skillet. There is a little bit in it. I have to break the little skillet to get the bit in it?
    An egg.
    I got these riddles from my father
    James Kinane
    Gortaknockeare
    Tipperary
    Age: - 65 yrs
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    James Kinane
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Address
    Gortaknockeare, Co. Tipperary