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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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  1. Riddles

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    Riddles
    1. As round as an apple,
    As deep as a cup,
    All the king's horses wouldn't draw it up.
    Ans. A well.
    2. Hink, Hank, under the tank,
    Ten drawing four.
    Ans. A woman milking a cow.
    3. Twenty sheep upon a gap,
    Twenty more along with that,
    Twenty eleven, six and seven,
    Two and three how many is that.
    Ans. Five.
    4. There was a man of Adam's race,
    He had no certain dwelling place
    He neither lived in hell or heaven
    And where did he live.
    Ans. In a whales body.
    (continues on next page)
    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
    Philip Murphy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Pollmanagh Great, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    Joseph Murphy
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    40
    Address
    Pollmanagh Great, Co. Wexford