School: Árd Móinín

Location:
Ardmoneen, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
A. Ó Cianaigh
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  1. I have a grey goose, she is of a large size and the man who buys her, he needs to be wise, she has feet in her body, and walks upon none, she goes far from her dwelling and seldom comes home?
    A ship.
    Useful, useless instrument, once its bought its never lent, he who buys it dosent want it and he its bought for dosent know it?
    A coffin.
    Four stick standers, four doodle danders, two lookers, two crookers and a whack about?
    A cow.
    Through a rock, through a reel, through an old spinning wheel, through a through a bag of pepper, through a sheeps shank bone, riddle me that or let it alone.
    A maggot.
    What is full and will hold more?
    A pot full of potatoes.
    (continues on next page)
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