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    came down and white stayed still
    A. A black hen after laying an egg on the top of a hill
    Q. If your uncles sister is not your aunt, what is she to you?
    A. A mother
    Q. Under the water and over the water and never touches the water
    A. A woman going across a bridge with a can of water on her head
    Q. Hairy in and hairy out and hairy into hairy's mouth
    A. A man putting his hairy foot into a hairy stocking
    Sheila Boland, Wood-Of-O. from her parents, Wood-of-O Tullamore. S Boland (13), Daniel Boland (59), Julia Boland (54) 23-11-'37
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Kennarney
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Wood of O, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Mary Kennarney
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    48
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Wood of O, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Patrick Kennarney
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Wood of O, Co. Offaly