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School: Ballymore (B.) (roll number 7443)

Location:
Ballymore, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
P.J. Cooney
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0743, Page 218

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    Riddles
    Two legs hanging, four legs ganging and four in the press.
    Answer : - A foal in a mare's belly and a man riding her.
    As Hooked out a wonderful window I saw old bell fagan in the town of wigam wagam. I sent home for old wigam wagam to hunt out red bell fagan out of the town of Wigam Wagam.
    Answer : - A sour routing out potatoes.
    A leaper of ditches, a cropper of corn, a little brown cow with leather horns.
    Answer : - A hare.
    A white bird's feathers flew from Paradise and let on highway ruthless.
    Answer : - Snow.
    As I sat on my legs I looked through my winkers.
    Isaw the dead burying the live.
    Answer : - A man raking a fare.
    Big belly Mother and crooked Father and three little children like one another.
    Answer : - A pot.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Meaves
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    11
    Address
    Ballymore, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    John Kinkate
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Address
    Mullaghcloe, Co. Westmeath