School: Cormeen (roll number 16132)

Location:
Cormeen, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Brian T. Ó Dubhláin
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    A duck before two ducks.
    A duck in the middle between two ducks
    A duck, and a duck, and a duck
    How many ducks is this.
    Answer = Three ducks
    Hookedy, Crookedy where do you stear
    What's that to you clipped plane every year.
    Answer = A river and meadow.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eileen Smyth
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumaneber, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Patrick Daly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrigagh, Co. Meath