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

Location:
Mullagh, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Proinnsias Ó Sandair
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    What goes up when the rain comes down?
    Answer = An umbrella.
    The King of Westminster sent to his sister, A bottomless vessel to put her flesh in.
    Answer = a ring.
    I looked for it and found it, twas easily got, But God never found it and never will get.
    Answer = A superior.
    What are the three hardest things in the world to find?
    Answer = A sheet to cover the ocean, a shoe to fit the foot of a mountain and a towel to wipe the face of the sun.
    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
    Collector
    Pádraig Mac Fhlannchadha
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Derreen, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Tomás Ó Conchúbhar
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrowlagan, Co. Clare