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School: Cleristown

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Cleristown, Co. Wexford
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Christine, Bean Uí Bhroin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0876, Page 230

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    Riddles
    1. As I went out in a slobbering gap.
    I met my Uncle Davey.
    I cut off his head and drank his blood.
    And left his body lying easy.
    Ans. A bottle of whiskey.
    2. Riddle me, Riddle me, Raymie O,
    My father gave me a seed to sow.
    The seed was black and the ground was whit[e],
    Riddle me that again Saturday night.
    Ans. A man writing a letter.
    3. Why are sugar lumps like race horses?
    And. Because the more you like them the faster they will go.
    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
    Martin Ryan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Norristown, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    Mr Martin Ryan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    61
    Address
    Norristown, Co. Wexford