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School: Ferbane (B.)

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Ferbane, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
T. Mac Cárthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0813, Page 151

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    In the corner I saw the lad lie,
    With fire in his heart and core in his eye.
    A bottle of whiskey.
    I have an eye and cannot see?
    A needle.
    What is it that is full and holds more.
    A pot full of potatoes.
    What God never sees; what a king seldom sees; what we see every day.
    An equal.
    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
    Patrick Moore
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ferbane, Co. Offaly
    Collector
    William Meagher
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ferbane, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Mr Hubert Devery
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ferbane, Co. Offaly