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School: Tomena

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Gortullaghan, Co. Cavan
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T. Mac Uidhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0963, Page 533

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  1. Local Riddles (continued)

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    Why does a man cross the road?
    Answer To get to the other side
    What bares and never blossoms?
    Answer The Crook
    Two feet on the ground and three overhead the head of the living and the mouth of the dead.
    Answer A pat on your head
    As black as ink as white as milk hopping on the road like hailstones.
    Answer A Magpie.
    I have a big red cow tied up to the walk and she would eat all the hay from this to Donegal
    Answer A fire
    Its deep and damp and green over the bank and
    its fit for the land and the lady
    Answer The grave
    As I was going to Dublin I saw a great wonder
    one pot boiling and no fire under
    Answer A bubbling spring
    Forty sheep went through the Glan Gap forty more
    followed that 6,7,10,11,3,2. how many is that p.
    Answer Five
    Six and seven twice twice eleven four fifteens and five
    Answer One Hundred
    A man went into a drink shop and said if you give me as much money, as I have in my pocket I will buy a pint so he did. He
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Gerty Pearson
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumboory, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mrs Mc Manus
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    65
    Address
    Drumboory, Co. Cavan