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

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Ballymore, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
P.J. Cooney
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0743, Page 219

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    The man that made it never wore it. The man that wore it never seen it.
    Answer : - A coffin.
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    As I looked out in a corn field I saw corn field shaking I saw twelve devils reaping.
    Answer : - Twelve crows.
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    Flies high, flies low and still wears out shoes.
    Answer : - Dust.
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    Twenty four white cows tied in stall, up comes the red one and licks above them all.
    Answer : - Teeth and tongue.
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    A I looked across the ditch I heard a thing that let a call, His beard was made of flesh, his mouth was made of horn and such a thing was never born.
    Answer : - A cock.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    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