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School: Island Parish

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Ballina, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
Seán Ó Móráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0805, Page 372

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    eyes
    Ans. A tongs
    Under the fire and over the fire and never touches the fire.
    Ans A cake in and oven.
    Hitty, Hatty on the wall. Hitty, Hatty got a great fall. All the king's horses and all the kings men couldn't put Hitty Hatty on the wall again?
    Ans. An Egg.
    What part of a cow goes out the gap first?
    Ans. Her breath.
    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
    Kathleen Bracken
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Bohernagrisna, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Mrs Bracken
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Bohernagrisna, Co. Offaly