School: Inis (B.) (roll number 15042)

Location:
Ennis, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Seoirse Ó Maoldhomhnaigh
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  1. 1. What goes up when the rain comes down?
    An umbrella.
    2. Twenty sick sheep went out a gap, one died, how many came back?
    Nineteen.
    3. What is it we see every day, seldom the king sees it, and God never sees it?
    His own Equal.
    4. Men may come and men may go, but I'll go on for ever?
    The river.
    5. Jenny inside the wall, Jenny out-side the wall. If you touch Jenny she'll bite you?
    A nettle.
    6. Why does a hen peck the pot?
    Because she cannot lick it.
    7. 'Tis cut on the table, 'tis quartered on the table, and still 'tis never
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Anthony O' Neill
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ennis, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Martin O' Loughlin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    75
    Address
    Ennis, Co. Clare