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School: Mullach, Sráid na Cathrach (roll number 3928)

Location:
Mullagh, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Proinnsias Ó Sandair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0624, Page 017

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    Q What turns without moving?
    Answer - Milk turning sour
    I went up the road and down the road and carried the road on my back
    Answer= A step-ladder
    Forty sheep went out a gap,
    Forty more followed that,
    How many feet had forty sheep,
    The shepherd and his dog.
    Answer= Two feet because the sheep had trotters, the dog had paws and the man had two feet.
    As I went out a slippery gap,
    I met my uncle Davy.
    I cut off his head
    And I left his body easy
    Answer= A head of cabbage
    Long legs crooked thighs
    Little head and no eyes
    Answer= A tongs.
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    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
    Máirtín Mac Flannchadha
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrowlagan, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Bean Uí Dhomhnalláin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrowlagan, Co. Clare