School: Gallow (roll number 8301)
- Location:
- Gallow, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Cáit, Bean Uí Mhuirín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0689, Page 329
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- Riddles 25-11-37
1. Live in the front, dead in the middle, christened behind, come tell me the riddle.
Answer - a man ploughing.
2. Hink, hank, under a bank, ten drawing four.
Answer - a woman milking a cow
3. Twenty four white ones tied in a shawl, out comes the red one and licked them all.
Answer - Your tongue and teeth.
4. As I looked out my grandfather's window, I saw dead carrying live, wasn't that a wonderful thing.
Answer - a ship.
5. Under the fire and over the fire and never touches a bit of the fire.
Answer - A cake in an oven.(continues on next page)
