School: Ferbane (Convent)

Location:
Ferbane, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
Sr Patrick
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  1. Twelve white cows tied in a stall. Up comes the red one and licks them all.? Your tongue licking your teeth.
    What goes up the stairs with its head down - wards? Nails in a man's boots.
    Around the house full of meat and has no door to let me in to eat.? An egg.
    What would make more noise under a gate than a pig.? Two pigs.
    What pie can you not eat.? A magpie.
    What is it the more you take out of it, the bigger it gets.? A hole the wall.
    What would you fill a barrel with to make it lighter.? With holes.
    I met a man coming from the
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Aine Gilligan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Gallen, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Mr Michael Gilligan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gallen, Co. Offaly