School: Kilsaran (roll number 14207)

Location:
Kilsaran, Co. Louth
Teacher:
P. Ó Corragáin
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  1. A Collection of Riddles - (continued)
    1. Black I am and much I am admired men work at me till are tired I tire horses and comfort man my riddle is hard to understand. - "Coal"
    2. As I went out my grandfather's gap I saw white turning white out of white. - I saw a white dog turning a white goat out of a white head of cabbage,
    3. Twenty sick sheep went out a gap one died who many was left. - "Nineteen"
    4. Spell a broken down ditch in three letters. - a (g) "Gap"
    5. In the drawer there is a cup and in the cup there is a sup and every one shall taste it. - "Death"
    6. What turns without moving. - "Milk turns sour.
    7. Four stick standers four diddle danders two lookers two crookers a licker and a switcher.- a "bow"
    8. As round as an apple as deep as a pail and it never cries out til l it is pulled by the tail. - A "Bell"
    9. As I went over London bridge I met a London schoolar and drew of
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Christy Reilly
    Gender
    Male