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School: Gallen

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Gallen, Co. Offaly
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T.R. Goodwin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0816, Page 131

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    (1) Twenty four white cows in a stall
    A red bull came out and licked them all?
    Licking your teeth with your tongue
    (2) I looked out in grand-fathers window and saw fifteen little devils tearing up the ground?
    A harrow
    (3) What is the smallest bridge in the world?
    the bridge of your nose
    (4) If a tongs came to two shillings
    What would a load of turf come to?
    Ashes
    (5) What is the deepest thing in the world
    A tailors thimble because it has
    (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
    Teresa Doolin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Glyn, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Mrs C. Doolin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Glyn, Co. Offaly