School: Glendalough

Location:
Glendalough, Co. Wicklow
Teacher:
Bean Uí Ghabhann

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Riddles

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0917, Page 363

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Q. Two N N two O O an L and a O put them together and spell them for me.
A. London
Q. Why is a dog with a broken leg so much like a boy doing sums.
A. Because he puts down three and carries one.
Q. As black as ink as white as milk and hops on the ground like hail-stones.
A. A Mag-pie.
Q. As green as grass and it is not grass, as red as blood and it is not blood, as black as ink and it is not ink what is it
A. A Blackberrie.
Q. How many feet has forty sheep a shepard and his dog
A. Two.
Q. Theres a county in Ireland it always in fame spell it

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Collector
Carmel Ní Bhroin
Gender
female
Address
Derrybawn, Co. Wicklow
Informant
Phelim Ó Broin
Gender
male
Age
43
Occupation
tiománaí
Address
Derrybawn, Co. Wicklow
Language
English