School: Killyconnan (B.)
- Location:
- Killyconnan, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: P. Kearney
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0979, Page 069
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- Riddle me, riddle me, what is that over the head and under the hat?
Answer, The hair of your head.
The man that made it did not want it, and the man that used it did not see it? Answer, A coffin.
A flock of white sheep on a red hill, here they go, there they go and now they stand still?
Answer, Teeth in your gums.
Riddle me, riddle me, rann me ro, my father gave me seed to sow, the seed was black, and the ground was white, riddle me that and I will give you my pipe?
Answer, Writing a letter.
Which side of the mug is the handle on? Answer, The outside.
What grows in the wood, and sounds in the town, and earns its master many a pound?
Answer, A fiddle.
What is brought to the table cut, passed and never eaten? Answer,
Cards. What runs from house to(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Andrew Brady
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Mr Andrew Brady
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cargagh, Co. Cavan
