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School: Inch, Borris

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Clanagh, Co. Carlow
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Michael J. O'Donoghue
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0903, Page 586

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    Q. I went to the wood and I got it and I sat down to look for it and I brought it home with me.
    A. A thorn in your foot.
    Q. Black I am and black admired. Many horses I have tired. Gold and silver I have made, and on the dung hill I am laid.
    A. Coal
    Q. There is a little girl and she sits by the ditch and if you went near her she would give you the itch.
    A. A nettle.
    Q. What country appeals most to a miserly man.
    A. New Guinea.
    Obtained from : The parents of the senior school children.
    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
    Andrew Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tinnacarrig, Co. Carlow