School: Blessington

Location:
Blessington, Co. Wicklow
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Cuinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0913, Page 159

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  1. Question. How far can a rabbit go into a wood?
    Answer. As far as the middle, because if he went any farther he would be coming out.
    Q. Patch upon patch without any stitches, riddle me tat and I'll buy you a britches.
    A. A head of cabbage.
    Q. Riddle me riddle me Auntie Oh; my father gave me seeds to sow. The seeds were black, and the ground was white. Riddle me that and I'lll give you a pint.
    A. A boy doing his lessons.
    Q. What walks with its head down?
    A. A nail in a boot.
    Q. Little Nancy etti coat in her white petti coat, the longer she lives the shorter she grows.
    A. A candle.
    Q. Four little things thin and tall, one would not do without them at all.
    A. Needles to knit a stocking.
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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
    Informant
    Mrs Tutty
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Blessington, Co. Wicklow